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M J Sánchez
Epidemiology
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Unprocessed red meat and processed meat consumption and risk of stroke in the Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
High intakes of unprocessed red or processed meat may increase the risk of stroke. We aimed to examine the association between unprocessed red meat, processed meat and total red meat consumption and risk of to...
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Consumption of fatty foods and incident type 2 diabetes in populations from eight European countries
Diets high in saturated and trans fat and low in unsaturated fat may increase type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk, but studies on foods high in fat per unit weight are sparse. We assessed whether the intake of vegetable o...
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Open AccessInsulin-like growth factor I and risk of epithelial invasive ovarian cancer by tumour characteristics: results from the EPIC cohort
Prospective studies on insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk are inconclusive. Data suggest risk associations vary by tumour characteristics.
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Open AccessSmoking and the risk of prostate cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Smoking is not associated with prostate cancer incidence in most studies, but associations between smoking and fatal prostate cancer have been reported.
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Alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase gene polymorphisms, alcohol intake and the risk of colorectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study
Heavy alcohol drinking is a risk factor of colorectal cancer (CRC), but little is known on the effect of polymorphisms in the alcohol-metabolizing enzymes, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (
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Fruit and vegetable intake and type 2 diabetes: EPIC-InterAct prospective study and meta-analysis
Fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but the epidemiological evidence is inconclusive. The aim of this study is to examine the prospective association of FVI with T2D ...
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Dietary fibre intake and ischaemic heart disease mortality: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Heart study
Evidence from prospective studies is consistent in showing an inverse association between dietary fibre intake and risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD), but whether dietary fibre from various food sources dif...
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Open AccessInflammation marker and risk of pancreatic cancer: a nested case–control study within the EPIC cohort
Established risk factors for pancreatic cancer include smoking, long-standing diabetes, high body fatness, and chronic pancreatitis, all of which can be characterised by aspects of inflammatory processes. Howe...
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The association of lifetime alcohol use with measures of abdominal and general adiposity in a large-scale European cohort
The relation between lifetime use of alcohol and measures of abdominal and general adiposity is unknown.
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Open AccessOral contraceptive use and reproductive factors and risk of ovarian cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
It is well established that parity and use of oral contraceptives reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, but the associations with other reproductive variables are less clear.
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Open AccessMediterranean dietary pattern and cancer risk in the EPIC cohort
Although several studies have investigated the association of the Mediterranean diet with overall mortality or risk of specific cancers, data on overall cancer risk are sparse.
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Eating out, weight and weight gain. A cross-sectional and prospective analysis in the context of the EPIC-PANACEA study
The aim of this study was to examine the association of body mass index (BMI) and weight gain with eating at restaurants and similar establishments or eating at work among 10 European countries of the European...
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Open AccessOral contraceptives, reproductive history and risk of colorectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Oral contraceptive use and reproductive factors may initiate long-term changes to the hormonal milieu and thereby, possibly influence colorectal cancer risk.
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Open AccessPlasma phyto-oestrogens and prostate cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
We examined plasma concentrations of phyto-oestrogens in relation to risk for subsequent prostate cancer in a case–control study nested in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Conc...
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Open AccessAnimal foods, protein, calcium and prostate cancer risk: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
We examined consumption of animal foods, protein and calcium in relation to risk of prostate cancer among 142 251 men in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Associations were exam...
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Open AccessPlasma and dietary carotenoid, retinol and tocopherol levels and the risk of gastric adenocarcinomas in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition
Despite declining incidence rates, gastric cancer (GC) is a major cause of death worldwide. Its aetiology may involve dietary antioxidant micronutrients such as carotenoids and tocopherols. The objective of th...
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Open AccessLifetime body mass index and risk of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer by smoking and drinking habits
The influence of body mass index (BMI) on oral cancer risk was evaluated in 375 incident cases and 375 age–gender-matched hospital-based controls. Low BMIs at diagnosis and 2 years before diagnosis were associ...
