Objective: This paper describes the ad hoc methodological concepts and procedures
developed to improve the comparability of Nutrient databases (NDBs) across the 10 European …

… Tonkelaar den I, Keinan-Boker L, Veer van’t P, Arts CJM, Adlercreutz H, Thijssen JHH,
Peeters PHM: Urinary phytooestrogens and postmenopausal breast cancer risk. Cancer …

Cancer-related fatigue has a multidimensional nature and complaints typically increase
during adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. Physical exercise might prevent or reduce cancer-…

Background Previous studies have relied predominantly on the body-mass index (BMI, the
weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) to assess the association of …

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) is an ongoing
multi-centre prospective cohort study designed to investigate the relationship between nutrition …

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 Dietary fibre is thought to protect against colorectal cancer but this view has been
challenged by recent prospective and intervention studies that showed no protective effect…

Background: Current evidence suggests that high red meat intake is associated with increased
colorectal cancer risk. High fish intake may be associated with a decreased risk, but the …

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

Objective To examine whether adherence to the modified Mediterranean diet, in which
unsaturates were substituted for monounsaturates, is associated with longer life expectancy …