Effectiveness of and overdiagnosis from mammography screening in the Netherlands: population based study.

 To analyse stage specific incidence of breast cancer in the Netherlands where women have been invited to biennial mammography screening since 1989 (ages 50-69) and 1997 (ages 70-75), and to assess changes in breast cancer mortality and quantified overdiagnosis. Population based study. Mammography screening programme, the Netherlands.

Effect of vitamin D supplementation on non-skeletal disorders: a systematic review of meta-analyses and randomised trials.

Randomised trials reported up to Dec 31, 2012, did not confirm that vitamin D supplementation could protect from non-skeletal health conditions affecting adults, as was expected on the basis of data from observational studies. To examine whether the more recently published meta-analyses and trials would change past conclusions, we systematically reviewed meta-analyses of vitamin D supplementation and non-skeletal disorders published between Jan 1, 2013, and May 31, 2017, that included study participants of all ages, including pregnant women. We also searched for randomised trials not included in meta-analyses.

Physical activity, hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer risk: A meta-analysis of prospective studies.

Background: Lower risk of breast cancer has been reported among physically active women, but the risk in women using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) appears to be higher. We quantified the association between physical activity and breast cancer, and we examined the influence that HRT use and other risk factors had on this association.

Methods: After a systematic literature search, prospective studies were meta-analysed using random-effect models applied on highest versus lowest level of physical activity.

Anatomical UV Exposure in French Outdoor Workers.

Background: Solar ultraviolet has been recognized as the main causative factor for skin cancer and is currently classified as a carcinogenic agent by International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Method: Results from a previous phone survey conducted in 2012 in France were used to assess exposure conditions to sun among outdoor workers. Satellite data were used in combination with an exposure model to assess anatomical exposure.

Trends in colorectal cancer mortality in Europe: retrospective analysis of the WHO mortality database.

Objective: To examine changes in colorectal cancer mortality in 34 European countries between 1970 and 2011.

Design: Retrospective trend analysis.

Data Source: World Health Organization mortality database.

Occupational UV exposure in French outdoor workers.

Objectives: Occupational ultraviolet (UV) exposure was evaluated in a population-based sample in France.

Methods: A random survey was conducted in 2012 in individuals aged 25 to 69 years. The median daily standard erythemal UV dose (SED) was estimated from exposure time and place and matched to satellite UV records.

Identification of newborns with Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR) in weight and/or length based on constitutional growth potential.

This study was carried out to build statistical models for defining FGR (Fetal Growth Restriction) in weight and/or length after taking growth potential of an infant into account. From a cohort of pregnant women having given birth to 47,733 infants in 141 French maternity units, two statistical models gave individualized limits of birth weight and birth length (based on the 5th centile) below which, after adjustment for its individual growth potential, a newborn must be considered as FGR in weight and/or in length. A sample of 906 infants had measures taken of cord blood growth factors (IGF1, IGFBP3).