MADE Winter 2023/24 Projects: BRFC – Behavior Risk Factors & Cancer

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This project is one of the MADE Winter 2023/24 Projects implemented by our students. We run these projects every semester, please be in touch if you are interested in participating!

Author: Agnes Thanbichler

Project Description: Cancer is one of the leading number of deaths, bronchus and lung cancer deaths are now ranked 6th among the leading causes of deaths (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death). Also, obesity is a worldwide health issue and influences diseases. Rising numbers in cancer and obesity are alerting, and therefore it is of high interest to reveal any relations of obesity/behavioral risk factors and cancer in order to apply countermeasures. This project aims to uncover relations of behavioral risk factors and cancer.

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Reference: Agnes Thanbichler. BRFC – Behavior Risk Factors & Cancer. MADE WS 2023/24. Friedrich-Alexander. Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg: 2024.