BACKGROUND: The most consistent result of epidemiological studies on diet and cancer is
that a diet rich in vegetables, fruit and, more generally, in plant foods is associated with a …

Diet is thought to be one of the most important contributing factors to cancer risk. The
contribution of diet to cancer is linked to genetic factors, and uncovering the details of this …

ObjectiveTo describe the main finding produced so far by the EPIC project, which aims to
improve the scientific knowledge of nutritional factors involved in cancer. Design and …

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

Objective: To describe the diversity in dietary patterns existing across centres/regions
participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) …

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) was specifically
designed to investigate the relationship between diet and cancer, with the aims of making a …

We present the main findings observed to date from the European Prospective Investigation
into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) on dietary factors associated with the most frequent cancer …

The development of epidemiological research on diet and cancer during the last decades is
discussed. Apart from some consistent data on the protection against several cancers …

Background Food processing has been hypothesised to play a role in cancer development;
however, data from large-scale epidemiological studies are scarce. This study investigated …

Abstract The European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC) was initiated in 1989 in
order to define more clearly the relationship between diet and the risk of developing cancer …