Several working groups of EPIC scientists have been established to focus
research effort on particular cancer sites and some of the specific research
studies are
listed here. An information service managed
by Cancer Research UK gives information
about individual cancer sites.
Alcohol
Fat intake
Phyto-oestrogens
Hormones
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Reproductive factors
Physical activity
Weight change (in post-menopausal women)
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Colorectal (bowel) cancer
Meat, fruit and vegetable consumption
Fibre intake
Iron and fibre intake
- Gastric (Eur-Gast Project) cancer
EUR-GAST was established to elucidate
the individual and joint effect of Helicobacter pylori infection, genetic
polymorphisms, dietary and environmental factors putatively involved in the
etiology of gastric cancer in the European population.
Dietary factors
Smoking
Alcohol
Genetic susceptibility
Helicobacter pylori infection
Excessive body weight and obesity
Study to improve the current understanding
of genetic and dietary influences on the carcinogenic effect of tobacco smoke.
Obesity
Dietary patterns
Intake levels of specific foods
and beverages such as processed meat, alcohol, fruit and vegetables
Previous illnesses
Foods, nutrients (and to assess
nutritional supplements) and nutritional biomarkers
Diet and dietary patterns
Physical activity
Hormones
Genes
Infections
- Upper gastro-intestinal (GI) tract
Alcohol and cancer of the oral
cavity, oropharynx and oesophagus
Alcohol, tobacco, fruit and vegetables
and cancer of the upper gastro-intestinal tract
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