Tree nut, peanut, and peanut butter consumption and the risk of gastric and esophageal cancer subtypes:the Netherlands Cohort Study

Background Nut consumption has been associated with reduced cancer-related mortality. However, it is unclear whether nut consumption also reduces the risk of esophageal and gastric cancer subtypes. We prospectively investigated the relationship of tree nut, peanut, and peanut butter intake with risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA), and gastric non-cardia adenocarcinoma (GNCA) in the Netherlands Cohort Study. Methods In 1986, 120,852 males and females, aged 55-69 years, completed a baseline questionnaire on diet... Mehr ...