health outcomes ↔ cancer

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Cancer is identified as a specific category of health outcomes in research classification systems [1] and is documented as the most frequently analyzed health-related outcome in reviewed literature [2], [3].

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Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable ... frontiersin.org Frontiers 3 facts

measurementIn the publications reviewed, researchers captured a total of 95 health and disease-related outcomes, with the most frequent categories being cancer (n=22, 23.2%), cardiovascular diseases (n=20, 21.1%), mortality/deaths averted/years of life saved (n=15, 15.8%), type 2 diabetes (n=12, 12.6%), and stroke (n=10, 10.5%).

procedureThe research team developed 10 categories for health outcomes: cancer; cardiovascular diseases; mortality, number of deaths averted, or years of life saved (non-specific disease); type 2 diabetes; stroke; disability-adjusted life year (DALY) (non-specific disease); weight, overweight, or obesity; composite health indicators; quality-adjusted life year (QALY) or quality of life (QOL) related to non-specific diseases; or other.

measurementAmong the 95 health-related outcomes analyzed in the 42 reviewed papers, the most frequent categories were cancer (23.2%), heart-related diseases (21.1%), and mortality, number of deaths averted, or years of life saved (15.8%).