How is your data being used?

Tuesday 10 September, 2024

The information you have generously provided has been invaluable for research into many conditions including cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and eye disease.

Below is a selection of scientific papers that have recently been published using data from Health 2020 participants. Some of this research has involved researchers from across Australia and around the world.

  1. Koutros, et al. Genome-wide Association Study of Bladder Cancer Reveals New Biological and Translational Insights. Eur Urol. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.020

  2. Laaksonen, et al. The future burden of oesophageal and stomach cancers attributable to modifiable behaviours in Australia: a pooled cohort study. Br J Cancer. 2023 128(6). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-022-02104-x

  3. Morra, et al. Association of the CHEK2 c.1100delC variant, radiotherapy, and systemic treatment with contralateral breast cancer risk and breast cancer-specific survival. Cancer Med. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6272

  4. Nichols, et al. Hypertensive conditions of pregnancy, preterm birth, and premenopausal breast cancer risk: a premenopausal breast cancer collaborative group analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-023-06903-5

  5. Peng, et al. Adherence to 2018 WCRF/AICR cancer prevention recommendations and risk of cancer: the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-0945

  6. Thomas, et al. Combining Asian and European genome-wide association studies of colorectal cancer improves risk prediction across racial and ethnic populations. Nat Commun. 2023 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41819-0

  7. Vingrys, et al. Estimated dietary intake of polyphe- nols from cereal foods and associated lifestyle and demographic factors in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study. Sci Rep. 2023 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35501-0