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 …

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death worldwide, with over one million
cases annually. To identify genetic factors that modify disease risk, we conducted a genome …

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 …

Background Because physical activity may affect hormonal concentrations and energy
balance, we decided to investigate whether everyday exercise is related to the risk of breast …

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 It is widely believed that cancer can be prevented by high intake of fruits and
vegetables. However, inconsistent results from many studies have not been able 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 …

Importance The causal direction and magnitude of the association between telomere length
and incidence of cancer and non-neoplastic diseases is uncertain owing to the susceptibility …

Background: Although sun exposure is an established cause of cutaneous malignant
melanoma, possible interactions with host factors remain incompletely understood. Here we …

Several large epidemiological studies in the Nordic countries have failed to confirm an
association between age at first birth and breast cancer independent of parity. To assess …