MRC Epidemiology Unit

Diet-wide association study of 92 foods and nutrients and lung cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study and the Netherlands Cohort Study.

Heath AK, Muller DC, van den Brandt PA, Critselis E, Gunter M, Vineis P, Weiderpass E, Boeing H, Ferrari P, Merritt MA, Rostgaard-Hansen AL, Tjønneland A, Overvad K, Katzke V, Srour B, Masala G, Sacerdote C, Ricceri F, Pasanisi F, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Downward GS, Skeie G, Sandanger TM, Crous-Bou M, Rodriguez-Barranco M, Amiano P, Huerta JM, Ardanaz E, Drake I, Johansson M, Johansson I, Key T, Papadimitriou N, Riboli E, Tzoulaki I, Tsilidis KK

International journal of cancer. Jun 2022

(DOI : 10.1002/ijc.34211)

Haem iron intake and risk of lung cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort.

Ward HA, Whitman J, Muller DC, Johansson M, Jakszyn P, Weiderpass E, Palli D, Fanidi A, Vermeulen R, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Dahm CC, Overvad K, Severi G, Boutron-Ruault MC, Affret A, Kaaks R, Fortner R, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, La Vecchia C, Kotanidou A, Berrino F, Krogh V, Tumino R, Ricceri F, Panico S, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, Nøst TH, Sandanger TM, Quirós JR, Agudo A, Rodriguez-Barranco M, Larrañaga N, Huerta JM, Ardanaz E, Drake I, Brunnström H, Grankvist K, Travis RC, Freisling H, Stepien M, Merritt MA, Riboli E, Cross AJ

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Apr 2018

(DOI : PMC6372073)

A prospective evaluation of plasma phospholipid fatty acids and breast cancer risk in the EPIC study.

Chajès V, Assi N, Biessy C, Ferrari P, Rinaldi S, Slimani N, Lenoir GM, Baglietto L, His M, Boutron-Ruault MC, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Katsoulis M, Kaaks R, Kühn T, Panico S, Pala V, Masala G, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, van Gils C, Hjartåker A, Standahl Olsen K, Borgund Barnung R, Barricarte A, Redondo-Sánchez D, Menéndez V, Amiano P, Wennberg M, Key T, Khaw KT, Merritt MA, Riboli E, Gunter MJ, Romieu I

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology. Sep 2017

(DOI : 10.1093/annonc/mdx482)

Anti-CA15.3 and Anti-CA125 Antibodies and Ovarian Cancer Risk: Results from the EPIC Cohort.

Cramer DW, Fichorova RN, Terry KL, Yamamoto H, Vitonis AF, Ardanaz E, Aune D, Boeing H, Brändstedt J, Boutron-Ruault MC, Chirlaque MD, Dorronsoro M, Dossus L, Duell EJ, Gram IT, Gunter M, Hansen L, Idahl A, Johnson T, Khaw KT, Krogh V, Kvaskoff M, Mattiello A, Matullo G, Merritt MA, Nodin B, Orfanos P, Onland-Moret NC, Palli D, Peppa E, Quirós JR, Sánchez-Pérez MJ, Severi G, Tjønneland A, Travis RC, Trichopoulou A, Tumino R, Weiderpass E, Fortner RT, Kaaks R

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. Aug 2017

(DOI : 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-17-0744)

Ovarian cancer early detection by circulating CA125 in the context of anti-CA125 autoantibody levels: Results from the EPIC cohort.

Fortner RT, Schock H, Le Cornet C, Hüsing A, Vitonis AF, Johnson TS, Fichorova RN, Fashemi T, Yamamoto HS, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Overvad K, Boutron-Ruault MC, Kvaskoff M, Severi G, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Papatesta EM, La Vecchia C, Palli D, Sieri S, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Mattiello A, Onland-Moret NC, Peeters PH, Bueno-de-Mesquita HBA, Weiderpass E, Quirós JR, Duell EJ, Sánchez MJ, Navarro C, Ardanaz E, Larrañaga N, Nodin B, Jirström K, Idahl A, Lundin E, Khaw KT, Travis RC, Gunter M, Johansson M, Dossus L, Merritt MA, Riboli E, Terry KL, Cramer DW, Kaaks R

International journal of cancer. Jun 2017

(DOI : 10.1002/ijc.31164)

Correlates of circulating ovarian cancer early detection markers and their contribution to discrimination of early detection models: results from the EPIC cohort.

Fortner RT, Vitonis AF, Schock H, Hüsing A, Johnson T, Fichorova RN, Fashemi T, Yamamoto HS, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Overvad K, Boutron-Ruault MC, Kvaskoff M, Severi G, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Benetou V, La Vecchia C, Palli D, Sieri S, Tumino R, Matullo G, Mattiello A, Onland-Moret NC, Peeters PH, Weiderpass E, Gram IT, Jareid M, Quirós JR, Duell EJ, Sánchez MJ, Chirlaque MD, Ardanaz E, Larrañaga N, Nodin B, Brändstedt J, Idahl A, Khaw KT, Allen N, Gunter M, Johansson M, Dossus L, Merritt MA, Riboli E, Cramer DW, Kaaks R, Terry KL

Journal of ovarian research. Jan 2017

(DOI : 10.1186/s13048-017-0315-6)

Added Value of Serum Hormone Measurements in Risk Prediction Models for Breast Cancer for Women Not Using Exogenous Hormones: Results from the EPIC Cohort.

Hüsing A, Fortner RT, Kühn T, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Boutron-Ruault MC, Severi G, Fournier A, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Benetou V, Orfanos P, Masala G, Pala V, Tumino R, Fasanelli F, Panico S, Bueno de Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, van Gills CH, Quirós JR, Agudo A, Sánchez MJ, Chirlaque MD, Barricarte A, Amiano P, Khaw KT, Travis RC, Dossus L, Li K, Ferrari P, Merritt MA, Tzoulaki I, Riboli E, Kaaks R

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Dec 2016

(DOI : 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-3011)

Endometrial cancer risk prediction including serum-based biomarkers: results from the EPIC cohort.

Fortner RT, Hüsing A, Kühn T, Konar M, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Boutron-Ruault MC, Severi G, Fournier A, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Benetou V, Orfanos P, Masala G, Agnoli C, Mattiello A, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, Weiderpass E, Gram IT, Gavrilyuk O, Quirós JR, María Huerta J, Ardanaz E, Larrañaga N, Luján-Barroso L, Sánchez-Cantalejo E, Butt ST, Borgquist S, Idahl A, Lundin E, Khaw KT, Allen NE, Rinaldi S, Dossus L, Gunter M, Merritt MA, Tzoulaki I, Riboli E, Kaaks R

International journal of cancer. Sep 2016

(DOI : 10.1002/ijc.30560)

Osteoprotegerin and breast cancer risk by hormone receptor subtype: a nested case-control study in the EPIC cohort.

Fortner RT, Sarink D, Schock H, Johnson T, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Overvad K, Affret A, His M, Boutron-Ruault MC, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Naska A, Orfanos P, Palli D, Sieri S, Mattiello A, Tumino R, Ricceri F, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, van Gils CH, Weiderpass E, Lund E, Quirós JR, Agudo A, Sánchez MJ, Chirlaque MD, Ardanaz E, Dorronsoro M, Key T, Khaw KT, Rinaldi S, Dossus L, Gunter M, Merritt MA, Riboli E, Kaaks R

BMC medicine. Sep 2016

(DOI : 10.1186/s12916-017-0786-8)

The association between adult attained height and sitting height with mortality in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

Sawada N, Wark PA, Merritt MA, Tsugane S, Ward HA, Rinaldi S, Weiderpass E, Dartois L, His M, Boutron-Ruault MC, Turzanski-Fortner R, Kaaks R, Overvad K, Redondo ML, Travier N, Molina-Portillo E, Dorronsoro M, Cirera L, Ardanaz E, Perez-Cornago A, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Valanou E, Masala G, Pala V, Hm Peeters P, T van der Schouw Y, Melander O, Manjer J, da Silva M, Skeie G, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, J Gunter M, Riboli E, J Cross A

PLoS ONE. Aug 2016

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0173117)

Correction: The Influence of Hormonal Factors on the Risk of Developing Cervical Cancer and Pre-Cancer: Results from the EPIC Cohort.

Roura E, Travier N, Waterboer T, de Sanjose S, Bosch FX, Pawlita M, Pala V, Weiderpass E, Margall N, Dillner J, Gram IT, Tjønneland A, Munk C, Palli D, Khaw KT, Overvad K, Clavel-Chapelon F, Mesrine S, Fournier A, Fortner RT, Ose J, Steffen A, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Orfanos P, Masala G, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Polidoro S, Mattiello A, Lund E, Peeters PH, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Ramón Quirós J, Sánchez MJ, Navarro C, Barricarte A, Larrañaga N, Ekström J, Lindquist D, Idahl A, Travis RC, Merritt MA, Gunter MJ, Rinaldi S, Tommasino M, Franceschi S, Riboli E, Castellsagué X

PLoS ONE. Mar 2016

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0151427)

A Prospective Evaluation of Early Detection Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer in the European EPIC Cohort.

Terry KL, Schock H, Fortner RT, Hüsing A, Fichorova RN, Yamamoto HS, Vitonis AF, Johnson T, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Boutron-Ruault MC, Mesrine S, Severi G, Dossus L, Rinaldi S, Boeing H, Benetou V, Lagiou P, Trichopoulou A, Krogh V, Kuhn E, Panico S, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Onland-Moret NC, Peeters PH, Gram IT, Weiderpass E, Duell EJ, Sánchez MJ, Ardanaz E, Etxezarreta N, Navarro C, Idahl A, Lundin E, Jirström K, Manjer J, Wareham NJ, Khaw KT, Byrne KS, Travis RC, Gunter MJ, Merritt MA, Riboli E, Cramer DW, Kaaks R

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Feb 2016

(DOI : 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-0316)

Acrylamide and Glycidamide Hemoglobin Adducts and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study in Nonsmoking Postmenopausal Women from the EPIC Cohort.

Obón-Santacana M, Luján-Barroso L, Travis RC, Freisling H, Ferrari P, Severi G, Baglietto L, Boutron-Ruault MC, Fortner RT, Boeing H, Menéndez V, Sánchez-Cantalejo E, Chamosa S, Castaño JM, Ardanaz E, Khaw KT, Wareham NJ, Merritt MA, Gunter MJ, Trichopoulou A, Papatesta EM, Klinaki E, Saieva C, Tagliabue G, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Mattiello A, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, Onland-Moret NC, Idahl A, Lundin E, Weiderpass E, Riboli E, Duell EJ

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. Aug 2015

(DOI : 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-0822)

The Influence of Hormonal Factors on the Risk of Developing Cervical Cancer and Pre-Cancer: Results from the EPIC Cohort.

Roura E, Travier N, Waterboer T, de Sanjose S, Bosch FX, Pawlita M, Pala V, Weiderpass E, Margall N, Dillner J, Gram IT, Tjønneland A, Munk C, Palli D, Khaw KT, Overvad K, Clavel-Chapelon F, Mesrine S, Fournier A, Fortner RT, Ose J, Steffen A, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Orfanos P, Masala G, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Polidoro S, Mattiello A, Lund E, Peeters PH, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Quirós JR, Sánchez MJ, Navarro C, Barricarte A, Larrañaga N, Ekström J, Lindquist D, Idahl A, Travis RC, Merritt MA, Gunter MJ, Rinaldi S, Tommasino M, Franceschi S, Riboli E, Castellsagué X

PLoS ONE. Aug 2015

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0147029)

Reproductive factors and epithelial ovarian cancer survival in the EPIC cohort study.

Bešević J, Gunter MJ, Fortner RT, Tsilidis KK, Weiderpass E, Onland-Moret NC, Dossus L, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Overvad K, Mesrine S, Baglietto L, Clavel-Chapelon F, Kaaks R, Aleksandrova K, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Bamia C, Masala G, Agnoli C, Tumino R, Ricceri F, Panico S, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, Jareid M, Quirós JR, Duell EJ, Sánchez MJ, Larrañaga N, Chirlaque MD, Barricarte A, Dias JA, Sonestedt E, Idahl A, Lundin E, Wareham NJ, Khaw KT, Travis RC, Rinaldi S, Romieu I, Riboli E, Merritt MA

British journal of cancer. Jul 2015

(DOI : 10.1038/bjc.2015.377)

Nutrient-wide association study of 57 foods/nutrients and epithelial ovarian cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study and the Netherlands Cohort Study.

Merritt MA, Tzoulaki I, van den Brandt PA, Schouten LJ, Tsilidis KK, Weiderpass E, Patel CJ, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Overvad K, His M, Dartois L, Boutron-Ruault MC, Fortner RT, Kaaks R, Aleksandrova K, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Bamia C, Palli D, Krogh V, Tumino R, Ricceri F, Mattiello A, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Onland-Moret NC, Peeters PH, Skeie G, Jareid M, Quirós JR, Obón-Santacana M, Sánchez MJ, Chamosa S, Huerta JM, Barricarte A, Dias JA, Sonestedt E, Idahl A, Lundin E, Wareham NJ, Khaw KT, Travis RC, Ferrari P, Riboli E, Gunter MJ

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Jul 2015

(DOI : 10.3945/ajcn.115.118588)

Acrylamide and glycidamide hemoglobin adduct levels and endometrial cancer risk: A nested case-control study in nonsmoking postmenopausal women from the EPIC cohort.

Obón-Santacana M, Freisling H, Peeters PH, Luján-Barroso L, Ferrari P, Boutron-Ruault MC, Mesrine S, Baglietto L, Turzanski-Fortner R, Katzke VA, Boeing H, Quirós JR, Molina-Portillo E, Larrañaga N, Chirlaque MD, Barricarte A, Khaw KT, Wareham NJ, Travis RC, Merritt MA, Gunter MJ, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Naska A, Palli D, Sieri S, Tumino R, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Onland-Moret NC, Idahl A, Lundin E, Weiderpass E, Riboli E, Duell EJ

International journal of cancer. Jun 2015

(DOI : 10.1002/ijc.29853)

Reproductive factors and risk of mortality in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition; a cohort study.

Merritt MA, Riboli E, Murphy N, Kadi M, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Overvad K, Dossus L, Dartois L, Clavel-Chapelon F, Fortner RT, Katzke VA, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Trichopoulos D, Palli D, Sieri S, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Panico S, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, Lund E, Nakamura A, Weiderpass E, Quirós JR, Agudo A, Molina-Montes E, Larrañaga N, Dorronsoro M, Cirera L, Barricarte A, Olsson Å, Butt S, Idahl A, Lundin E, Wareham NJ, Key TJ, Brennan P, Ferrari P, Wark PA, Norat T, Cross AJ, Gunter MJ

BMC medicine. May 2015

(DOI : 10.1186/s12916-015-0484-3)

A treelet transform analysis to relate nutrient patterns to the risk of hormonal receptor-defined breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

Assi N, Moskal A, Slimani N, Viallon V, Chajès V, Freisling H, Monni S, Knueppel S, Förster J, Weiderpass E, Luján-Barroso L, Amiano P, Ardanaz E, Molina-Montes E, Salmerón D, Quirós JR, Olsen A, Tjønneland A, Dahm CC, Overvad K, Dossus L, Fournier A, Baglietto L, Fortner RT, Kaaks R, Trichopoulou A, Bamia C, Orfanos P, De Magistris MS, Masala G, Agnoli C, Ricceri F, Tumino R, Bueno de Mesquita HB, Bakker MF, Peeters PH, Skeie G, Braaten T, Winkvist A, Johansson I, Khaw KT, Wareham NJ, Key T, Travis R, Schmidt JA, Merritt MA, Riboli E, Romieu I, Ferrari P

Public Health Nutrition. Feb 2015

(DOI : 10.1017/S1368980015000294)

Investigation of dietary factors and endometrial cancer risk using a nutrient-wide association study approach in the EPIC and Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and NHSII.

Merritt MA, Tzoulaki I, Tworoger SS, De Vivo I, Hankinson SE, Fernandes J, Tsilidis KK, Weiderpass E, Tjønneland A, Petersen KE, Dahm CC, Overvad K, Dossus L, Boutron-Ruault MC, Fagherazzi G, Fortner RT, Kaaks R, Aleksandrova K, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Bamia C, Trichopoulos D, Palli D, Grioni S, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Mattiello A, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Onland-Moret NC, Peeters PH, Gram IT, Skeie G, Quirós JR, Duell EJ, Sánchez MJ, Salmerón D, Barricarte A, Chamosa S, Ericson U, Sonestedt E, Nilsson LM, Idahl A, Khaw KT, Wareham N, Travis RC, Rinaldi S, Romieu I, Patel CJ, Riboli E, Gunter MJ

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. Feb 2015

(DOI : 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0970)

Reproductive and hormone-related risk factors for epithelial ovarian cancer by histologic pathways, invasiveness and histologic subtypes: Results from the EPIC cohort.

Fortner RT, Ose J, Merritt MA, Schock H, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Overvad K, Dossus L, Clavel-Chapelon F, Baglietto L, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Benetou V, Lagiou P, Agnoli C, Mattiello A, Masala G, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Onland-Moret NC, Peeters PH, Weiderpass E, Torhild Gram I, Duell EJ, Larrañaga N, Ardanaz E, Sánchez MJ, Chirlaque MD, Brändstedt J, Idahl A, Lundin E, Khaw KT, Wareham N, Travis RC, Rinaldi S, Romieu I, Gunter MJ, Riboli E, Kaaks R

International journal of cancer. Dec 2014

(DOI : 10.1002/ijc.29471)

Inflammatory Markers and Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer by Tumor Subtypes: The EPIC Cohort.

Ose J, Schock H, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Overvad K, Dossus L, Clavel-Chapelon F, Baglietto L, Boeing H, Trichopolou A, Benetou V, Lagiou P, Masala G, Tagliabue G, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Mattiello A, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, Onland-Moret NC, Weiderpass E, Gram IT, Sánchez S, Obón-Santacana M, Sánchez-Pérez MJ, Larrañaga N, Castaño JM, Ardanaz E, Brändstedt J, Lundin E, Idahl A, Travis RC, Khaw KT, Rinaldi S, Romieu I, Merritt MA, Gunter MJ, Riboli E, Kaaks R, Fortner RT

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. Nov 2014

(DOI : PMC4454588)

Dietary intake of acrylamide and epithelial ovarian cancer risk in the european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC) cohort.

Obón-Santacana M, Peeters PH, Freisling H, Dossus L, Clavel-Chapelon F, Baglietto L, Schock H, Fortner RT, Boeing H, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Overvad K, Menéndez V, Sánchez MJ, Larrañaga N, Huerta Castaño JM, Barricarte A, Khaw KT, Wareham N, Travis RC, Merritt MA, Trichopoulou A, Trichopoulos D, Orfanos P, Masala G, Sieri S, Tumino R, Vineis P, Mattiello A, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Onland-Moret NC, Wirfält E, Stocks T, Idahl A, Lundin E, Skeie G, Gram IT, Weiderpass E, Riboli E, Duell EJ

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. Oct 2014

(DOI : 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0636)

An epidemiologic risk prediction model for ovarian cancer in Europe: the EPIC study.

Li K, Hüsing A, Fortner RT, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Dossus L, Chang-Claude J, Bergmann M, Steffen A, Bamia C, Trichopoulos D, Trichopoulou A, Palli D, Mattiello A, Agnoli C, Tumino R, Onland-Moret NC, Peeters PH, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Gram IT, Weiderpass E, Sánchez-Cantalejo E, Chirlaque MD, Duell EJ, Ardanaz E, Idahl A, Lundin E, Khaw KT, Travis RC, Merritt MA, Gunter MJ, Riboli E, Ferrari P, Terry K, Cramer D, Kaaks R