Anthropometric and reproductive factors and risk of esophageal and gastric cancer by subtype and subsite: Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort

• Main Authors: Sanikini, Harinakshi, Muller, David C., Sophiea, Marisa, Rinaldi, Sabina, Agudo, Antonio, Duell, Eric J., Weiderpass, Elisabete, Overvad, Kim, Tjonneland, Anne, Halkjaer, Jytte, Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine, Carbonnel, Franck, Cervenka, Iris, Boeing, Heiner, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kuehn, Tilman, Trichopoulou, Antonia, Martimianaki, Georgia, Karakatsani, Anna, Pala, Valeria, Palli, Domenico, Mattiello, Amalia, Tumino, Rosario, Sacerdote, Carlotta, Skeie, Guri, Rylander, Charlotta, Chirlaque Lopez, Maria-Dolores, Sanchez, Maria-Jose, Ardanaz, Eva, Regner, Sara, Stocks, Tanja, Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas, Vermeulen, Roel C. H., Aune, Dagfinn, Tong, Tammy Y. N., Kliemann, Nathalie, Murphy, Neil, Chadeau-Hyam, Marc, Gunter, Marc J., Cross, Amanda J.
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2020
• Subjects: RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36884/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Obesity has been associated with upper gastrointestinal cancers; however, there are limited prospective data on associations by subtype/subsite. Obesity can impact hormonal factors, which have been hypothesized to play a role in these cancers. We investigated anthropometric and reproductive factors...