Fruiting vegetables and colorectal cancer.

Data about fruiting vegetables in relation to colorectal cancer risk was provided by one cohort only. No association was found.

Author

Cohort name

Subjects

Years of follow-up

Cases

End point

Consumption of

Relative Risk (RR)

Adjustments

18) Bueno-de-Mesquita HB (2002)

The EPIC Study.

123,017 men and 283,422 women from 9 European countries.

3.3 for men, 4.4 for women
(1993-99 to 2001)

773?

Colorectal cancer risk

Fruiting vegetables (tomato, cucumber, gherkin, french bean, green beans, courgette, sweet pepper)


Men:	Women:
No associations were seen (results not shown).	No associations were seen (results not shown).

Stratified by centre and age. Adjusted for weight, height, smoking, physical activity at work, intake of energy, intake of ethanol, and .

Cancer & Diet. A systematic review.