Netherlands Cohort Study
Initiatives
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To investigate the effects of fats, vitamins, fiber, alcohol, selenium, nitrate, sodium and calcium on the development of gastric, colorectal, breast and lung tumors.
*Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.*
- Start Year
- 1986
- Funding
- The Netherlands Cancer Foundation and the Ministry of Welfare, Public Health and Cultural Affairs.
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Design
- Study design
- Other : Case Cohort
- Follow Up
- Incident cancers in the NLCS cohort were detected by annual computerised record linkage with the Netherlands Cancer Registry and the nationwide Dutch Pathology Registry (PALGA).
Marker Paper
van den Brandt PA, Goldbohm RA, van 't Veer P, Volovics A, Hermus RJ, Sturmans F. A large-scale prospective cohort study on diet and cancer in The Netherlands. J Clin Epidemiol. 1990;43(3):285-95. doi: 10.1016/0895-4356(90)90009-e.
PUBMED 2313318
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 120,852
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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