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Modifiable Risk Factors of Cancer
An up-to-date analysis of the number of cancer cases and deaths in the U.S. preventable by modifiable factors was recently published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. This analysis was based on data from 2019, estimating the number of cancers (including 30 specific types of cancer, but excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer) that could be…
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Modifiable Risk Factors & CVD
A paper published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine noted the not-exactly surprising finding that over fifty percent of incident cardiovascular disease and approximately twenty percent of deaths from any cause may be attributable to five modifiable risk factors: body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure, non-HDL cholesterol, current smoking, and diabetes.
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Relative Risk Reporting & Statins
A recent review paper adds to the growing concern over clinical trial data related to the efficacy of statin drugs being reported in a misleading way. The review focuses on the use of relative risk reduction rather than absolute risk reduction with regard to the efficacy of statins in five landmark randomized controlled trials (RCTs)…