Hoff Andreas, Johannessen-Henry Christine Tind, Ross Lone, Hvidt Niels Christian, Johansen Christoffer
Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Eur J Cancer. 2008 Nov;44(17):2573-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.08.001. Epub 2008 Sep 12.
Several studies of members of Christian religious communities have shown significantly lower risks for certain cancers amongst members than in the general population. We identified 17 epidemiological studies of the risk for cancer amongst members of Christian communities published during the past 40 years. In the studies in which adjustment was made only for age and sex, reductions were observed in the risks for lifestyle-associated cancers, i.e. those associated with tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, physical activity and reproductive factors. In the studies in which adjustment was also made for healthy habits, no reduction in risk for cancer was observed. We conclude that the most important factor in the correlation between membership in a religious Christian community and risk for cancer is the healthy lifestyle inherent in religious practice in these communities. The epidemiological studies reviewed did not, however, differentiate the effect on cancer risk of the meaning that a certain lifestyle can give to an individual.
几项针对基督教宗教团体成员的研究表明，团体成员患某些癌症的风险明显低于普通人群。我们找出了过去40年里发表的17项关于基督教团体成员患癌风险的流行病学研究。在仅针对年龄和性别进行调整的研究中，发现与生活方式相关的癌症风险有所降低，即与吸烟、饮酒、饮食、体育活动和生殖因素相关的癌症。在也对健康习惯进行调整的研究中，未观察到癌症风险降低。我们得出结论，基督教宗教团体成员身份与癌症风险之间相关性的最重要因素是这些团体宗教实践中固有的健康生活方式。然而，所审查的流行病学研究并未区分特定生活方式赋予个人的意义对癌症风险的影响。
