By Cancer Site
What You Need to Know About ….
The AICR/WCRF expert panel
reviewed thousands of studies and judged the collective evidence linking specific aspects of diet, physical activity and body weight to different kinds of cancer.
Click on the list of types of cancer to find out how everyday choices affect your risk for different types of cancer.
What the Panel’s Judgments Mean
Convincing
strong, consistent and unlikely to change in the future
Probable
compelling but not quite strong or consistent enough to be "convincing"
Limited Evidence – Suggestive
too limited for a grade of "probable", but a general consistency in the data
Limited Evidence – No Conclusion
too inconsistent or insufficient for a definitive grade
Substantial Effect on Risk Unlikely
enough evidence to rule out a connection
