TYPE OF CANCER | NO. OF STUDIES FOUND | NO. OF STUDIES INCLUDED | SUMMARY OF RESULTS | AVERAGE GLOBAL QUALITY SCORE OF STUDIES INCLUDED |
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Lung | 4 | 4 | 2/4 found positive associations | 4.1 |
Breast | 12 | 6 | 5/6 found positive associations; 1 found decreased risk with exposure | 5.0 |
Pancreatic | 3 | 3 | All found positive associations | 4.7 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 32 | 27 | 23/27 found positive associations | 4.5 |
Leukemia | 23 | 16 | 14/16 found positive associations | 4.5 |
Brain | 11 | 11 | All found positive associations | 4.7 |
Prostate | 10 | 8 | All found positive associations | 4.8 |
Stomach | 1 | 1 | Found a positive association | 5.0 |
Ovarian | 1 | 1 | Failed to find an association | 5.5 |
Kidney | 7 | 6 | All found positive associations | 4.2 |