Prevalent diabetes and risk of total, colorectal, prostate and breast cancers in an ageing population: meta-analysis of individual participant data from cohorts of the CHANCES consortium by Amadou, A, Freisling, H, Jenab, M, Tsilidis, KK, Trichopoulou, A, Boffetta, P, Van Guelpen, B, Mokoroa, O, Wilsgaard, T, Kee, F, Schöttker, B, Ordóñez-Mena, JM, Männistö, S, Söderberg, S, Vermeulen, RCH, Quirós, JR, Liao, LM, Sinha, R, Kuulasmaa, K, Brenner, H, Romieu, I

“…We calculated summary risk estimates across cohorts using pooled analysis and random-effects meta-analysis. Results A total of 667,916 individuals were included with an overall median (P25–P75) age at recruitment of 62.3 (57–67) years. …”

Alcoholic beverage preference and diabetes incidence across Europe: the Consortium on Health and Ageing Network of Cohorts in Europe and the United States (CHANCES) project by Sluik, D, Jankovic, N, Hughes, M, O'Doherty, MG, Schöttker, B, Drygas, W, Rolandsson, O, Männistö, S, Ordóñez-Mena, JM, Ferrieres, J, Bamia, C, de Gaetano, G, Jong, JC, Franco, OH, Sluijs, I, Spijkerman, AMW, Sans, S, Eriksson, S, Kromhout, D, Trichopoulou, A, Wilsgaard, T, Brenner, H, Kuulasmaa, K, Laatikainen, T, Söderberg, S, Iacoviello, L, Boffetta, P, Kee, F, Feskens, EJM

Quantification of the smoking-associated cancer risk with rate advancement periods: meta-analysis of individual participant data from cohorts of the CHANCES consortium by Ordóñez-Mena, J, Schöttker, B, Mons, U, Jenab, M, Freisling, H, Bueno-de-Mesquita, B, O'Doherty, MG, Scott, A, Kee, F, Stricker, B, Hofman, A, de Keyser, C, Ruiter, R, Söderberg, S, Jousilahti, P, Kuulasmaa, K, Freedman, N, Wilsgaard, T, de Groot, L, Kampman, E, Håkansson, N, Orsini, N, Wolk, A, Nilsson, L, Tjønneland, A, Pająk, A, Malyutina, S, Kubínová, R, Tamosiunas, A, Bobak, M, Katsoulis, M, Orfanos, P, Boffetta, P, Trichopoulou, A, Brenner, H

Impact of prediagnostic smoking and smoking cessation on colorectal cancer prognosis: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from cohorts within the CHANCES consortium by Mena, JM, Walter, V, Schöttker, B, Jenab, M, O’Doherty, MG, Kee, F, Bueno-de-Mesquita, B, Peeters, PHM, Stricker, BH, Ruiter, R, Hofman, A, Söderberg, S, Jousilahti, P, Kuulasmaa, K, Freedman, ND, Wilsgaard, T, Wolk, A, Nilsson, LM, Tjønneland, A, Quirós, JR, van Duijnhoven, FJB, Siersema, PD, Boffetta, P, Trichopoulou, A, Brenner, H

Adherence to the WCRF/AICR Dietary Recommendations for Cancer Prevention and Risk of Cancer in Elderly from Europe and the United States: A Meta-Analysis within the CHANCES Project... by Jankovic, N, Geelen, A, Winkels, R, Mwungura, B, Fedirko, V, Jenab, M, Illner, A, Brenner, H, Ordóñez-Mena, J, Kiefte de Jong, J, Franco, O, Orfanos, P, Trichopoulou, A, Boffetta, P, Agudo, A, Peeters, P, Tjønneland, A, Hallmans, G, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Park, Y, Feskens, E, de Groot, L, Kampman, E, Consortium on Health and Ageing: Network of Cohorts in Europe and the United States (CHANCES)

Burden of cancer in a large consortium of prospective cohorts in Europe by Tsilidis, K, Papadimitriou, N, Capothanassi, D, Bamia, C, Benetou, V, Jenab, M, Freisling, H, Kee, F, Nelen, A, O'Doherty, M, Scott, A, Soerjomataram, I, Tjønneland, A, May, A, Ramón Quirós, J, Pettersson-Kymmer, U, Brenner, H, Schöttker, B, Ordóñez-Mena, J, Karina Dieffenbach, A, Eriksson, S, Bøgeberg Mathiesen, E, Njølstad, I, Siganos, G, Wilsgaard, T, Boffetta, P, Trichopoulos, D, Trichopoulou, A

“…We calculated DALYs for cancer in middle-aged and older adults participating in the Consortium on Health and Ageing Network of Cohorts in Europe and the United States (CHANCES) consortium.A total of 90 199 participants from five European cohorts with 10 455 incident cancers and 4399 deaths were included in this study. …”

Comparison of general obesity and measures of body fat distribution in older adults in relation to cancer risk: meta-analysis of individual participant data of seven prospective co... by Freisling, H, Arnold, M, Soerjomataram, I, O'Doherty, M, Ordóñez-Mena, J, Bamia, C, Kampman, E, Leitzmann, M, Romieu, I, Kee, F, Tsilidis, K, Tjønneland, A, Trichopoulou, A, Boffetta, P, Benetou, V, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Huerta, J, Brenner, H, Wilsgaard, T, Jenab, M

“…</p><p> METHODS: This is a meta-analysis of seven prospective cohort studies participating in the CHANCES consortium including 18 668 men and 24 751 women with a mean age of 62 and 63 years, respectively. …”

Fluid intake and the risk of urothelial cell carcinomas in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). by Ros, M, Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Büchner, F, Aben, K, Kampman, E, Egevad, L, Overvad, K, Tjønneland, A, Roswall, N, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Kaaks, R, Chang-Claude, J, Boeing, H, Weikert, S, Trichopoulou, A, Orfanos, P, Stasinopulou, G, Saieva, C, Krogh, V, Vineis, P, Tumino, R, Mattiello, A, Peeters, P, van Duijnhoven, F, Lund, E

“…We evaluated this association among 233,236 subjects in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), who had adequate baseline information on water and total fluid intake. During a mean follow-up of 9.3 years, 513 first primary UCC occurred. …”

Fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of aggressive and non-aggressive urothelial cell carcinomas in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition by Ros, M, Bas Bueno-De-Mesquita, H, Büchner, F, Kampman, E, Aben, K, Kiemeney, L, Egevad, L, Overvad, K, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Boutron-Ruault, M, Morois, S, Kaaks, R, Teucher, B, Weikert, S, Ruesten, A, Trichopoulou, A, Naska, A, Benetou, V, Saieva, C, Pala, V, Ricceri, F, Tumino, R, Mattiello, A, Peeters, P, Gils, V

“…Conclusion: Our study did not confirm a protective effect of total fruit and/or vegetable consumption on aggressive or non-aggressive UCC. …”

Fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of aggressive and non-aggressive urothelial cell carcinomas in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. by Ros, M, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Kampman, E, Büchner, F, Aben, K, Egevad, L, Overvad, K, Tjønneland, A, Roswall, N, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Boutron-Ruault, M, Morois, S, Kaaks, R, Teucher, B, Weikert, S, von Ruesten, A, Trichopoulou, A, Naska, A, Benetou, V, Saieva, C, Pala, V, Ricceri, F, Tumino, R, Mattiello, A, Peeters, P

“…CONCLUSION: Our study did not confirm a protective effect of total fruit and/or vegetable consumption on aggressive or non-aggressive UCC. …”

Meat and fish consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. by Rohrmann, S, Linseisen, J, Nöthlings, U, Overvad, K, Egeberg, R, Tjønneland, A, Boutron-Ruault, M, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Cottet, V, Pala, V, Tumino, R, Palli, D, Panico, S, Vineis, P, Boeing, H, Pischon, T, Grote, V, Teucher, B, Khaw, K, Wareham, N, Crowe, F, Goufa, I, Orfanos, P, Trichopoulou, A, Jeurnink, S

“…The positive association of poultry consumption with pancreatic cancer might be a chance finding as it contradicts most previous findings.…”

Prospective study on physical activity and risk of in situ breast cancer. by Steindorf, K, Ritte, R, Tjonneland, A, Johnsen, N, Overvad, K, Ostergaard, J, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Fournier, A, Dossus, L, Lukanova, A, Chang-Claude, J, Boeing, H, Wientzek, A, Trichopoulou, A, Karapetyan, T, Trichopoulos, D, Masala, G, Krogh, V, Mattiello, A, Tumino, R, Polidoro, S, Quirós, JR, Travier, N, Sánchez, M, Navarro, C

“…In crude and adjusted multivariable models, no associations were found for occupational, household, and recreational physical activity. Furthermore, total physical activity was not associated with risk of in situ breast cancer. …”