Errors and Omissions
Subsequent to the publication of the report, several errors and typographical mistakes have been noticed. Of these, a small number of important cases have been identified for which the meaning of the report needs to be made clear.
Please find below a list of important corrections, given in page order.
Main report
Page 98, Section 4.2.5.2 under Lung and Page 261, Section 7.4.5.2:
The final sentence of the bold text summary should read:
'There is evidence suggesting that fruits probably protect against lung cancer.'
Page 106, Section 4.2.5.4 under Pancreas and Page 273, Section 7.6.5.2:
The final sentence of the bold text summary should read:
'There is evidence suggesting that foods containing folate probably protect against pancreatic cancer.'
Page 120, Section 4.3.5.1.1 Red meat, under colorectum
Second paragraph, first sentence should read:
'All except one of the cohort studies that reported analyses of risk for the highest intake group when compared to the lowest showed increased risk (figure 4.3.1),8-24'
Page 120, Figure 4.3.1
Pietinen 1999 Men data should be 0.9 (0.6 - 1.3)
Norat should say from 2005.
Wei data (both for Men and Women) should say from 2004.
Philips 2003 data should be removed.
Slattery 2001 Women should be Bostick 1994 Women
See revised graphic below:
Corrected graphic
Page 121, Section 4.3.5.1.1 Red meat, under colorectum (also see page 284 error)
The sentence beginning on line 2 should read:
' The summary effect estimates were 1.43 (95% CI 1.05-1.94) per time/day and 1.29 (95% CI 0.94-1.78) per 100g/day, respectively (figures 4.3.2 and 4.3.3). There was moderate heterogeneity in both analyses.'
Page 121, Figure 4.3.2
The x axis on figure 4.3.2 should also read 'Relative risk, per time/day'
See revised graphic below:
Page 121, Figure 4.3.3
Pietinen 1999 data is incorrect. Larsson 2005 confidence interval should be 1.05-1.95
See revised graphic below:
Page 121, Figure 4.3.4
Data labelled Kinlen 1983 Men and Women data should be labelled Tiemersma 2002
Bostick should say Bostick 1994 Women
See revised graphic below:
Page 176, Section 4.9.3.2:
Lines 8-11 should read:
'Plasticisers such as phthalates, used in the manufacture of these polymers, can also migrate into foods and drinks at low concentrations. When administered at high doses these can be carcinogenic in experimental animals.'
Page 179, Dietary constituents and supplements, and the risk of cancer matrix:
Decreased risk, exposure column: Alpha-tocopherol - superscript should be '6'
Decreased risk, cancer site column: Lung and colorectum should not have superscript numbers
Increased risk, exposure column: Selenium supplements - superscript should be '3'
In the Footnotes:
2. Should read: ' The evidence is derived from studies using supplements at a dose of 200mg/day'
6. Should read: ' The evidence is derived from studies using supplements at a dose of 50mg/day'
See revised matrix below:
Revised matrix
Page 284, Section 7.9.5.7 Red meat (also see page 121 error)
The sentence starting on line 3 should read:
'Meta-analysis of cohort data showed a 43 per cent increased risk per time consumed/day (figure 4.3.2) or a 15 per cent increase risk by 50g/day (figure 4.3.3).
Page 287, Section 7.9.5.18 Selenium, first paragraph:
Lines 2-4 should read:
'The trial showed a statistically significant decreased risk with a daily supplement of 200µg of selenium.'
Page 380, Recommendation 4 Box:
Some of the footnote superscript references are incorrect for Recommendation 4.
See corrected graphic below:
Corrected graphic
Spanish summary
Page 8, Recommendation 2 Box:
Under Public Health Goals, second sentence should read:
'Los niveles medios de actividad fisica (NAF)1 deben estar por encima de 1.6 '.
Please find below a list of minor corrections, given in page order.
Main report
Page 85, Figure 4.2.7 Raw vegetables and oesophageal cancer; case-control studies: dose response:
Sharp 2001 - 300g/day data point is missing error bars.
See corrected graphic below:
Corrected graphic
Page 194, Section 4.11.5.3 'Western' dietary patterns, eighth paragraph:
Final sentence should read:
'The only pattern significantly associated with renal cell carcinoma was the 'drinker' pattern (RR 0.56, 95% CI 0.34-0.95).18'
Page 206, Figure 5.4.9 Recreational physical activity and endometrial cancer; cohort and case-control studies:
'Olsen' should read 'Olson'. Please see corrected Figure below:
Corrected graphic
Page 222, Figure 6.1.17 BMI and endometrial cancer; cohort and case-control studies:
Authors/years should read as:
- Baanders-can Halewijn
- Tulunius
- Ewertz
- Hirose
- Petridou
- Horn-Ross
- The Augustin below Horn-Ross should be Augustin (2004)
Please see corrected graphic below:
Corrected graphic
Acknowledgements
ix and x, 'Systematic Literature Review Centres'
List of contributors at the University of Bristol, UK should include:
Lesley Wood PhD
University of Bristol, UK
xi, 'Peer reviewers and other contributors'
List of peer reviewers and contributors should include:
Silvano Gallus ScD
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri
Milan, Italy
xii, 'Peer reviewers and other contributors'
Edward Hurwitz in the second column should be Eric Hurwitz.
English Summary
Page 9, Recommendation 4 Box:
Some of the footnote superscript references are incorrect for Recommendation 4.
See corrected graphic below:
Corrected graphic
Inside back cover, below the Systematic Literature Review Centre Leads
Should include the following:
List of Narrative Review Authors
Liju Fan PhD
Ontology Workshop
Columbia, MD, USA
Luigino Dal Maso ScD
Aviano Cancer Center
Italy
Michael Garner MSc
University of Ottawa
Ontario, Canada
Frank M Torti MD MPH
Wake Forest University,
Comprehensive Cancer Unit
Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Christine F Skibola PhD
University of California,
Berkeley, CA, USA