The evidence for anthropometric factors influencing breast cancer risk is accumulating, but
uncertainties remain concerning the role of fat distribution and potential effect modifiers. We …

Background Conflicting evidence exists regarding the association between saturated fatty
acids (SFAs) and type 2 diabetes. In this longitudinal case-cohort study, we aimed to …

Objective To examine the association between pre-diagnostic circulating vitamin D
concentration, dietary intake of vitamin D and calcium, and the risk of colorectal cancer in …

Considerable experimental and epidemiological evidence suggests that elevated
endogenous sex steroids—notably androgens and oestrogens—promote breast tumour …

The role of sun exposure in development of basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas
among different populations from south Europe was investigated. Between 1989 and 1993 …

No known cohort study has investigated whether the Mediterranean diet can reduce incident
coronary heart disease (CHD) events in a Mediterranean population. This study examined …

Smoking has recently been recognised as causally associated with the development of
gastric cancer (GC). However, evidence on the effect by sex, duration and intensity of …

A population‐based case‐control study of cervical cancer was conducted in Spain and
Colombia to assess the relationship between cervical cancer and exposure to human …

A total of 308,036 women were selected from the European Prospective Investigation into
Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study to evaluate the association between tobacco smoking …

Aims A higher intake of fruits and vegetables has been associated with a lower risk of
ischaemic heart disease (IHD), but there is some uncertainty about the interpretation of this …