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Modifiable causes of premature death in middle-age in Western Europe: Results from the EPIC cohort study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-14)
Background<br>
Life expectancy is increasing in Europe, yet a substantial proportion of adults still die prematurely before the age of 70 years. We sought to estimate the joint and relative contributions of tobacco smoking, hypertension, obesity, physical inactivity, alcohol and poor diet towards risk of premature death.<br>
Methods<br>
We analysed data from 264,906 European adults from the ...
Circulating Vitamin D in relation to cancer incidence and survival of the head and neck and oesophagus in the EPIC cohort
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-04)
Experimental and epidemiological data suggest that vitamin D play a role in pathogenesis and
progression of cancer, but prospective data on head and neck cancer (HNC) and oesophagus cancer
are limited. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study recruited
385,747 participants with blood samples between 1992 and 2000. This analysis includes 497 case-control pairs ...