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Wednesday 27 September, 2023

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. Afshar, et al. Dietary Inflammatory Index, Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010, Mediterranean Diet Score and the risk of pancreatic cancer. Cancer Epidemiol. 2022; 82:102295. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36395705/
  2. Ahearn, et al. Common variants in breast cancer risk loci predispose to distinct tumor subtypes. Breast Cancer Res. 2022; 24(1):2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34983606/
  3. Chen, et al. Genome-wide and transcriptome-wide association studies of mammographic density phenotypes reveal novel loci. Breast Cancer Res. 2022; 24(1):27. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35414113/
  4. Dugué, et al. Methylation scores for smoking, alcohol consumption and body mass index and risk of seven types of cancer. Int J Cancer. 2023. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36919377/
  5. Fu, et al. Lifetime ovulatory years and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: a multinational pooled analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36688720.
  6. Wang, et al. Mechanisms for the Sex-Specific Effect of  H. Pylori on Risk of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Barrett’s Esophagus. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2022; 31(8):1630-1637. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35654416/
  7. Wang, et al. Diet and risk of Barrett’s oesophagus: Melbourne collaborative cohort study. Br J Nutr. 2022:1-10. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35837679/