Cancer of the breast, prostate, endometrium, ovary, lung and thyroid Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Polyphenol intakes of the EPIC participants were estimated from dietary questionnaires (DQ) administered at baseline and from 24-hour diet recalls (24HDR) used in the calibration sub-study. A large po
Sponsors
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy volunteers residing within defined geographical areas, with some exceptions: women of a health insurance company for teachers and school workers (France), women attending breast cancer screening (Utrecht-The Netherlands, and Florence-Italy), mainly blood donors (most centers in Italy and Spain) and a cohort consisting predominantly of vegetarians (the ‘health-conscious’ group in Oxford, UK) 2. Aged 30-70
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cancer incidence, assessed by record linkage with national or regional cancer registries approximately every two years during the study from baseline to 2007 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total and individual polyphenol intake across EPIC and socio-demographic factors associated with polyphenol intake, assessed at baseline, between 1992 and 2000 depending on the EPIC centre | — |
Countries
Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed