title: Cancer incidence attributable to insufficient fibre consumption in Alberta in 2012.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Insufficient fibre consumption has been associated with a increased risk of colorectal cancer. The purpose of this study was to estimate the proportion and absolute number of cancers in Alberta that could be attributed to insufficient fibre consumption in 2012.
  
  
  METHODS
  The number and proportion of colorectal cancers in Alberta attributable to insufficient fibre consumption were estimated using the population attributable risk. Relative risks were obtained from the World Cancer Research Fund's 2011 Continuous Update Project on colorectal cancer, and the prevalence of insufficient fibre consumption (< 23 g/d) was estimated using dietary data from Alberta's Tomorrow Project. Age- and sex-specific colorectal cancer incidence data for 2012 were obtained from the Alberta Cancer Registry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Between 66% and 67% of men and between 73% and 78% of women reported a diet with insufficient fibre consumption. Population attributable risk estimates for colorectal cancer were marginally higher in men, ranging from 6.3% to 6.8% across age groups, whereas in women they ranged from 5.0% to 5.5%. Overall, 6.0% of colorectal cancers or 0.7% of all cancers in Alberta in 2012 were estimated to be attributable to insufficient fibre consumption.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Insufficient fibre consumption accounted for 6.0% of colorectal cancers in Alberta in 2012. Increasing fibre consumption in Alberta has the potential to reduce to the future burden of colorectal cancer in the province.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Grundy, Poirier, Khandwala, McFadden, Friedenreich, Brenner), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services; Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine (Friedenreich, Brenner), University of Calgary; Department of Community Health Sciences (Friedenreich, Brenner), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grundy
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Grundy, Poirier, Khandwala, McFadden, Friedenreich, Brenner), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services; Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine (Friedenreich, Brenner), University of Calgary; Department of Community Health Sciences (Friedenreich, Brenner), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Abbey E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Grundy, Poirier, Khandwala, McFadden, Friedenreich, Brenner), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services; Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine (Friedenreich, Brenner), University of Calgary; Department of Community Health Sciences (Friedenreich, Brenner), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Farah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khandwala
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Grundy, Poirier, Khandwala, McFadden, Friedenreich, Brenner), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services; Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine (Friedenreich, Brenner), University of Calgary; Department of Community Health Sciences (Friedenreich, Brenner), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McFadden
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Grundy, Poirier, Khandwala, McFadden, Friedenreich, Brenner), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services; Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine (Friedenreich, Brenner), University of Calgary; Department of Community Health Sciences (Friedenreich, Brenner), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Friedenreich
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Grundy, Poirier, Khandwala, McFadden, Friedenreich, Brenner), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services; Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine (Friedenreich, Brenner), University of Calgary; Department of Community Health Sciences (Friedenreich, Brenner), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Darren R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Brenner