Objective
Each year there are approximately 80,000 cases and 40,000 deaths of cancer of the upper aero-digestive tract (UADTI in the 15 European Union (EU) countries, making it the fourth most common cancer in the EU. The proposed study will recruit over 2500 cases of UADT cancers and a group of comparable controls in 9 centres of the EU. It will test specific hypotheses including genetic susceptibility to alcohol metabolisation, patterns of alcohol consumption and types of alcohol beverage, and dietary factors including low consumption of fruits and vegetables. Subsequently, it will investigate why some countries have incidence rates over 4 times greater than other countries. By incorporating information on genetic susceptibility, alcohol, dietary and other lifestyle patterns, the study will aim to identify individuals at a very high risk of developing UADT cancers.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technology
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growing
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncology
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growing
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryalcohols
Call for proposal
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69372 Lyon
France
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Participants (14)
33081 Aviano
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128 00 Praha 2
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51010 Tartu
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08907 Hospitalet Del Llobregat
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94805 Villejuif
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0310 Oslo
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11527 Athens
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EH5 3SQ Edinburgh
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2 Dublin
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Padova
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28334 Bremen
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M13 9PL Manchester
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NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne
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10060 Airasca
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