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Petra H.M. Peeters

Researcher at Utrecht University

Publications -  720
Citations -  73551

Petra H.M. Peeters is an academic researcher from Utrecht University. The author has contributed to research in topics: European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 119, co-authored 720 publications receiving 63681 citations. Previous affiliations of Petra H.M. Peeters include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center & Medical Research Council.

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Plasma antibodies to oral bacteria and risk of pancreatic cancer in a large European prospective cohort study

TL;DR: Monitoring of antibodies to oral bacteria in prediagnosis blood samples found that increased levels of antibodies against specific commensal oral bacteria, which can inhibit growth of pathogenic bacteria, might reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer.
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Is concordance with World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research guidelines for cancer prevention related to subsequent risk of cancer? : Results from the EPIC study

TL;DR: Adherence to the WCRF/AICR recommendations for cancer prevention may lower the risk of developing most types of cancer.
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Fruit, vegetables, and colorectal cancer risk: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

TL;DR: It is suggested that a high consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of CRC, especially of colon cancer, and this effect may depend on smoking status.
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Alcohol attributable burden of incidence of cancer in eight European countries based on results from prospective cohort study

TL;DR: In western Europe, an important proportion of cases of cancer can be attributable to alcohol consumption, especially consumption higher than the recommended upper limits, which support current political efforts to reduce or to abstain from alcohol consumption to reduce the incidence of cancer.
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Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

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- 01 Mar 2012 - 
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of 22 genome-wide association studies in 38,968 women of European descent identified 13 loci newly associated with age at natural menopause, including genes implicated in DNA repair, immune function and immune function.