Cancer Risk Factors: behavioural (tobacco, alcohol, etc.), reproductive and hormonal, environmental (ultraviolet radiation, fine particulate matter, etc.), occupational, infectious, genetic, medical conditions and treatment

Cancer Risk Factors 

Cancer Risk Factors in Ontario: Evidence Summary reviews the epidemiologic evidence linking a broad range of risk factors to various types of cancer in Ontario. This is a valuable reference and foundation for prevention efforts, especially for planning and reporting on cancer prevention actions.
The user-friendly format addresses risk factors in short chapters with summary tables linking risk factors/exposures and cancers. Shaded boxes in many chapters give definitional and measurement information. Each chapter has an extensive bibliography for further detail on specific cancer-risk factor associations.
The report focuses on the following risk categories: behavioural (tobacco, alcohol, etc.), reproductive and hormonal, environmental (ultraviolet radiation, fine particulate matter, etc.), occupational, infectious, genetic, medical conditions and treatment. Download the full Risk Factors Report:

• Cancer Risk Factors in Ontario: Full Report (2.9 MB)

Download the individual chapters:

Foreword, Table of Contents, Introduction Tobacco Use Alcoholic Drinks Diet Body Composition Physical Activity Reproductive and Hormonal factors (female) Ultraviolet Radiation Other Radiation Dust and Fibres

Metals Industrial Chemicals Complex Mixtures Infectious Agents Genetic Susceptibility to Cancer Medical Conditions and Treatments Appendix A References Glossary

Cancer Risk Factors in Ontario: Evidence Summary follows the publication of our surveillance report, Cancer in Ontario: Overview , which demonstrated the substantial burden of cancer on the health of Ontarians.

• Cancer in Ontario: Overview