Yuefan Shen, Weiwei Chen, Chengqu Fu, Xinyi Liu, Junyan Miao, Jiacong Li, Ni Li, Dong Hang
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Abstract
Background: Both genetic factors and lifestyle play a critical role in colorectal cancer (CRC), but the extent to which an increased genetic risk can be offset by a healthy lifestyle remains unclear.
Methods: We included 51,171 participants from the PLCO cohort. A polygenic risk score was created based on 205 genetic variants associated with CRC, and a healthy lifestyle score was constructed based on six lifestyle factors. Cox regression models were used to evaluate the association of genetic and lifestyle factors with CRC incidence.
Results: Compared with individuals at low genetic risk (the lowest 20%), those with intermediate genetic risk (20%-80%) and high genetic risk (the highest 20%) had a significantly increased risk of CRC (HR = 1.71 and 2.52, respectively). Compared with participants with a favorable lifestyle (scoring 4-6), those with an unfavorable lifestyle (scoring 0 or 1) had a 47% higher risk of CRC. Moreover, participants with a high genetic risk and a favorable lifestyle had a 45% lower risk of CRC than those with a high genetic risk and an unfavorable lifestyle, with their 10-year absolute risks of 1.29% and 2.07%, respectively.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that adherence to a healthy lifestyle holds promise to reduce the genetic impact on CRC risk.
Impact: This study indicates that modifiable lifestyle play an important role in CRC prevention, providing new insights for personalized prevention strategies.
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Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention publishes original peer-reviewed, population-based research on cancer etiology, prevention, surveillance, and survivorship. The following topics are of special interest: descriptive, analytical, and molecular epidemiology; biomarkers including assay development, validation, and application; chemoprevention and other types of prevention research in the context of descriptive and observational studies; the role of behavioral factors in cancer etiology and prevention; survivorship studies; risk factors; implementation science and cancer care delivery; and the science of cancer health disparities. Besides welcoming manuscripts that address individual subjects in any of the relevant disciplines, CEBP editors encourage the submission of manuscripts with a transdisciplinary approach.