EPIC study defines diet and cancer prevention
The first results from the EPIC study provide valuable insights into the influence of food groups and nutrients in gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer, reports the European Journal of Cancer.
The fact that only 5 to 10% of all cancer cases are due to genetic defects, and that 90 to 95 % are due to life style factors led the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study investigators to explore the relationship between diet and cancer and other chronic diseases.
In the multicentre prospective EPIC study - carried out in 23 centres in 10 European countries - 519,978 volunteers answered self administered questionnaires relating to diet over the previous 12 months. Additional information was collected on habits, lifestyles and medical histories.
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Reference
- Gonzalez, C.A., Riboli, E. (2010). Diet and cancer prevention: Contributions from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study European Journal of Cancer DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.07.025
- EPIC – European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Keywords: multicentre prospective study, diet influence, gastric cancer, bowel cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer
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