<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The objective of our study was the evaluation of major lifestyle risk factors for the development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and the assessment of chances of developing this disease among inhabitants in the region, in the presence of and with combinations of the studied risk factors. Risk factors for developing RCC that are associated with lifestyle (smoking, obesity and hypertension) were observed in 500 patients with RCC aged 30-64 years who were investigated at the Krasnoyarsk Oncology Dispensary (study group) and 858 participants in the Krai (control group). The results of our study showed that smoking increases the risk of developing RCC 2.9 times and arterial hypertension 3.3 times in men; in women, obesity and hypertension increased these risks 2.6 and 3.2 times, respectively. All three risk factors were combined in 13.6% of men and in 8.4% of women with RCC. Our data may be useful for the prevention, development of screening programmes and early diagnosis of RCC.</p></abstract>

The objective of our study was the evaluation of major lifestyle risk factors for the development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and the assessment of chances of developing this disease among inhabitants in the region, in the presence of and with combinations of the studied risk factors. Risk factors for developing RCC that are associated with lifestyle (smoking, obesity and hypertension) were observed in 500 patients with RCC aged 30-64 years who were investigated at the Krasnoyarsk Oncology Dispensary (study group) and 858 participants in the Krai (control group). The results of our study showed that smoking increases the risk of developing RCC 2.9 times and arterial hypertension 3.3 times in men; in women, obesity and hypertension increased these risks 2.6 and 3.2 times, respectively. All three risk factors were combined in 13.6% of men and in 8.4% of women with RCC. Our data may be useful for the prevention, development of screening programmes and early diagnosis of RCC.

Lifestyle Risk Factors in the Development of Kidney Cancer: A Russian Experience

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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The objective of our study was the evaluation of major lifestyle risk factors for the development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and the assessment of chances...

Lifestyle Risk Factors in the Development of Kidney Cancer: A Russian Experience

Publicado en línea: 11 abr 2018

Páginas: 35 - 40

Recibido: 15 nov 2017

Aceptado: 15 nov 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2017-0063

Palabras clave
risk factors, renal cell carcinoma, kidney cancer, smoking, obesity, arterial hypertension

© 2018 Artyukhov IP et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Lifestyle Risk Factors in the Development of Kidney Cancer: A Russian Experience

Publicado en línea: 11 abr 2018

Páginas: 35 - 40

Recibido: 15 nov 2017

Aceptado: 15 nov 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2017-0063

Palabras claverisk factors, renal cell carcinoma, kidney cancer, smoking, obesity, arterial hypertension

© 2018 Artyukhov IP et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
risk factors, renal cell carcinoma, kidney cancer, smoking, obesity, arterial hypertension