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Nieuwenhuis L, Simons CCJM, Weijenberg MP, van den Brandt PA. Nut and peanut butter intake and the risk of colorectal cancer and its anatomical and molecular subtypes: the Netherlands Cohort Study. Carcinogenesis 2020; 41:1368-1384. [PMID: 32726404 PMCID: PMC7566329 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgaa080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Nut intake has been associated with reduced total cancer-related mortality, but evidence for colorectal cancer (CRC) risk is inconclusive. We investigated the associations between nut and peanut butter intake and anatomical CRC subtypes. To account for molecular heterogeneity, associations between nut and peanut butter intake and colorectal tumors harboring APC, KRAS or BRAF mutations, p53 overexpression or microsatellite instability were examined in secondary analyses. In the Netherlands Cohort Study (n = 120 852), lifestyle habits were measured with a questionnaire in 1986. After 20.3 years follow-up, 3567 CRC cases were included in case–cohort analyses. For the analyses of molecular CRC subtypes, 574 cases were included after 7.3 years follow-up. In categorical analyses, total nut intake was not significantly associated with CRC [HR (95% CI) 10+ g/day versus non-consumers = 0.94(0.78–1.15) in men; 0.96(0.75–1.22) in women]. In restricted cubic spline analyses, significant non-linear inverse associations with rectal cancer were observed for total nut, peanut and peanut butter intake in women, and borderline significant non-linear inverse associations for total nut and peanut intake in men. Regarding the molecular CRC subtypes, peanut butter intake was significantly associated with an increased risk of colorectal tumors that did not develop through the serrated neoplasia pathway in men [HR (95% CI) per 5 g/day increment = 1.22(1.07–1.38)]. Nut and peanut butter intake are non-linearly inversely associated with rectal cancer risk in women. In men, nut intake is borderline significantly non-linearly associated with a reduced rectal cancer risk. Peanut butter is associated with an increased risk of colorectal tumors that do not develop through the serrated neoplasia pathway in men.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lisette Nieuwenhuis
- Department of Epidemiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI)
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- Department of Epidemiology, GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI).,Department of Epidemiology, GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Nieuwenhuis L, van den Brandt PA. Nut and Peanut Butter Consumption and the Risk of Total Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020; 29:2100-2104. [PMID: 32727726 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nut intake has been associated with reduced cancer-related mortality, but there is very limited evidence on total cancer risk. We investigated the associations of nut and peanut butter intake with the risk of total cancer and smoking- and alcohol-related cancer subgroups. METHODS In the prospective Netherlands Cohort Study, 120,852 men and women aged 55 to 69 years provided information on lifestyle and dietary habits at baseline in 1986. After 20.3 years of follow-up, 19,255 total cancer cases and 3,499 subcohort members were included in multivariable-adjusted Cox regression analyses, using a case-cohort approach. RESULTS No significant associations were found between total nut, tree nut, peanut, and peanut butter intake and total cancer risk in men and women. There were also no significant associations with smoking-(un)related and alcohol-(un)related cancers in both sexes. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that nut and peanut butter intake are not associated with a reduced risk of total cancer in men or women. IMPACT Nut and peanut butter consumption are not related to the risk of total cancer.
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- Lisette Nieuwenhuis
- Maastricht University Medical Center+, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht, Limburg, the Netherlands.
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- Maastricht University Medical Center+, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht, Limburg, the Netherlands.,Maastricht University Medical Center+, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht, Limburg, the Netherlands
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Nieuwenhuis L, van den Brandt PA. Nut and peanut butter intake are not directly associated with the risk of endometrial or ovarian cancer: Results from a Dutch prospective cohort study. Clin Nutr 2019; 39:2202-2210. [PMID: 31601449 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Nut intake has been associated with reduced cancer-related mortality and cancer risk. However, very few studies investigated the association between nut consumption and the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer, with inconclusive results. We prospectively examined the relation between total nut, tree nut, peanut, and peanut butter intake and the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer in the prospective Netherlands Cohort Study (NLCS). METHODS In 1986, 62,573 women aged 55-69 years were included in the NLCS. At baseline, all participants filled in a questionnaire and a subcohort of 2589 women was randomly selected. After 20.3 years of follow-up, 389 endometrial and 347 ovarian cancer cases with complete data were included in the analysis. Hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated in multivariable-adjusted Cox regression analyses, using a case-cohort approach. RESULTS Compared to nonconsumers, the HRs (95% confidence intervals) for women consuming 10 + g total nuts/day were 1.23 (0.82-1.87) for endometrial cancer and 0.84 (0.57-1.24) for ovarian cancer. For tree nut, peanut, and peanut butter intake, also no significant relations with endometrial or ovarian cancer were observed. In the endometrial cancer analyses, significant interactions of total nut intake with body mass index and cigarette smoking status were found. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that intake of total nuts, tree nuts, peanuts, and peanut butter is not related to the risk of endometrial or ovarian cancer. The observed interactions in the endometrial cancer analyses, in particular with cigarette smoking status, require confirmation in other studies.
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- Lisette Nieuwenhuis
- Department of Epidemiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center+, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center+, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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Boudewijns EA, Nieuwenhuis L, Geybels MS, van den Brandt PA. Total nut, tree nut, peanut, and peanut butter intake and the risk of prostate cancer in the Netherlands Cohort Study. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2019; 22:467-474. [PMID: 30692586 DOI: 10.1038/s41391-019-0131-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The consumption of nuts has been associated with a reduction of cancer risk, but only a few studies have examined the effects of nuts on prostate cancer risk. The current study prospectively investigated the association between the consumption of total nuts, tree nuts, peanuts, and peanut butter and the risk of total, advanced, and non-advanced prostate cancer. METHODS The association between nuts and prostate cancer was evaluated in the Netherlands Cohort Study, which was conducted among 58,279 men aged 55-69 year at baseline. A case-cohort approach was used for data processing and analyses. After 20.3 years of follow-up, 3868 incident prostate cancer cases and 1979 subcohort members were available for multivariable Cox regression analyses. RESULTS For total, advanced, and non-advanced prostate cancer, no significant associations were found for total nuts (total prostate cancer: hazard ratio (HR) (95%CI) for 10+ g/day vs. non-consumers = 1.09 (0.92-1.29), Ptrend = 0.409). No significant associations were observed for tree nuts and peanuts for total, advanced, and non-advanced prostate cancer risk. Peanut butter consumption was associated with a significantly increased risk of non-advanced prostate cancer (HR (95%CI) for 5+ g/day vs. non-consumers = 1.33 (1.08-1.63), Ptrend = 0.008), but not with total or advanced prostate cancer. CONCLUSIONS No significant associations were found between total nut, tree nut, and peanut consumption and total, advanced, and non-advanced prostate cancer. Peanut butter might be associated with an increased non-advanced prostate cancer risk.
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- Esther A Boudewijns
- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Nieuwenhuis L, van den Brandt PA. Tree nut, peanut, and peanut butter consumption and the risk of gastric and esophageal cancer subtypes: the Netherlands Cohort Study. Gastric Cancer 2018; 21:900-912. [PMID: 29594821 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-018-0821-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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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 and cancer risk factors. After 20.3 years of follow-up, 133 ESCC, 200 EAC, 191 GCA, and 586 GNCA cases, and 3,720 subcohort members were available for multivariable Cox regression analyses, using a case-cohort approach. RESULTS Increased total nut consumption was significantly associated with a decreased risk of ESCC and GNCA [HRs (95% CIs) for 10 + g/day vs. nonconsumers = 0.54 (0.30-0.96) and 0.73 (0.55-0.97), respectively], but not with EAC and GCA risk. Similar trends were observed for tree nut and peanut intake, which were mostly nonsignificant. For peanut butter intake, no significant associations were found. When excluding the first four years of follow-up to reduce the possible influence of reversed causation, the relation between nut consumption and ESCC risk attenuated, but remained inverse. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that increased tree nut and peanut consumption is inversely associated with GNCA risk and possibly with ESCC risk, but not with the risk of the other esophageal and gastric cancer subtypes.
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- Lisette Nieuwenhuis
- Department of Epidemiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Berende A, Nieuwenhuis L, ter Hofstede HJM, Vos FJ, Vogelaar ML, Tromp M, van Middendorp H, Donders ART, Evers AWM, Kullberg BJ, Adang EMM. Cost-effectiveness of longer-term versus shorter-term provision of antibiotics in patients with persistent symptoms attributed to Lyme disease. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0195260. [PMID: 29608590 PMCID: PMC5880374 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The treatment of persistent symptoms attributed to Lyme disease remains controversial. Recently, the PLEASE study did not demonstrate any additional clinical benefit of longer-term versus shorter-term antibiotic treatment. However, the economic impact of the antibiotic strategies has not been investigated. METHODS This prospective economic evaluation, adhering a societal perspective, was performed alongside the PLEASE study, a multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-blind 1:1:1 randomized clinical trial in which all patients received open-label intravenous ceftriaxone for two weeks before the 12-week randomized blinded oral antibiotic regimen (doxycycline, clarithromycin plus hydroxychloroquine, or placebo). Between 2010 and 2013, patients (n = 271) with borreliosis-attributed persistent symptoms were enrolled and followed for one year. Main outcomes were costs, quality-adjusted life years, and incremental net monetary benefit of longer-term versus shorter-term antibiotic therapy. RESULTS Mean quality-adjusted life years (95% CI) were not significantly different (p = 0.96): 0.82 (0.77-0.88) for ceftriaxone/doxycycline (n = 82), 0.81 (0.76-0.88) for ceftriaxone/clarithromycin-hydroxychloroquine (n = 93), and 0.81 (0.76-0.86) for ceftriaxone/placebo (n = 96). Total societal costs per patient (95% CI) were not significantly different either (p = 0.35): €11,995 (€8,823-€15,670) for ceftriaxone/doxycycline, €12,202 (€9,572-€15,253) for ceftriaxone/clarithromycin-hydroxychloroquine, and €15,249 (€11,294-€19,781) for ceftriaxone/placebo. Incremental net monetary benefit (95% CI) for ceftriaxone/doxycycline compared to ceftriaxone/placebo varied from €3,317 (-€2,199-€8,998) to €4,285 (-€6,085-€14,524) over the willingness-to-pay range, and that of ceftriaxone/clarithromycin-hydroxychloroquine compared to ceftriaxone/placebo from €3,098 (-€888-€7,172) to €3,710 (-€4,254-€11,651). For every willingness-to-pay threshold, the incremental net monetary benefits did not significantly differ from zero. CONCLUSION The longer-term treatments were similar with regard to costs, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness compared to shorter-term treatment in patients with borreliosis-attributed persistent symptoms after one year of follow-up. Given the results of this study, and taking into account the external costs associated with antibiotic resistance, the shorter-term treatment is the antibiotic regimen of first choice.
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- Anneleen Berende
- Department of Internal Medicine, and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, CAPHRI—School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Institute of Psychology; Health, Medical, and Neuropsychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Institute of Psychology; Health, Medical, and Neuropsychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Nieuwenhuis L, van den Brandt PA. Total Nut, Tree Nut, Peanut, and Peanut Butter Consumption and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in the Netherlands Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2018; 27:274-284. [PMID: 29358224 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Nut intake has been associated with decreased cancer-related mortality, but few studies have examined the potential of nuts in the chemoprevention of pancreatic cancer. We prospectively investigated the association of total nut, tree nut, peanut, and peanut butter consumption with pancreatic cancer risk.Methods: In the Netherlands Cohort Study, 120,852 men and women completed a baseline questionnaire, including a food frequency questionnaire, in 1986. After 20.3 years of follow-up, 583 incident pancreatic cancer cases, including 349 microscopically confirmed pancreatic cancer (MCPC) cases, were included in multivariable case-cohort analyses.Results: Increased total nut consumption was associated with a nonsignificantly decreased MCPC risk in men [HR (95% confidence interval) for 10+ g/d vs. nonconsumers = 0.72 (0.47-1.11), Ptrend = 0.163]. No clear association was found in women. For tree nut and peanut consumption, nonsignificant inverse associations were observed in men. In women, no or unclear associations were found for tree nut and peanut consumption. Peanut butter intake was related to a significantly reduced risk of MCPC in men [HR (95% confidence interval) for 5+ g/d vs. nonconsumers = 0.53 (0.28-1.00), Ptrend = 0.047], but this relation was not clear in women. Evidence for a nonlinear dose-response relation with MCPC was found for tree nut intake only. The associations were weaker when looking at total pancreatic cancer.Conclusions: Our results suggest that nuts and peanut butter might reduce pancreatic cancer risk in men. In women, no or unclear associations were found.Impact: Nut consumption might reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer in men. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 27(3); 274-84. ©2018 AACR.
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- Lisette Nieuwenhuis
- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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van den Brandt PA, Nieuwenhuis L. Tree nut, peanut, and peanut butter intake and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer: The Netherlands Cohort Study. Cancer Causes Control 2018; 29:63-75. [PMID: 29168062 PMCID: PMC5752734 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-017-0979-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Nut intake has been associated with reduced mortality and risk of cardiovascular diseases, but there is only limited evidence on cancer. We investigated the relationship between nut intake and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, and estrogen/progesterone receptor (ER/PR) subtypes. METHODS In The Netherlands Cohort Study, 62,573 women aged 55-69 years provided information on dietary and lifestyle habits in 1986. After 20.3 years of follow-up, 2,321 incident breast cancer cases and 1,665 subcohort members were eligible for multivariate case-cohort analyses. RESULTS Total nut intake was significantly inversely related to ER negative (ER -) breast cancer risk, with HR 0.55 (95% CI 0.33-0.93) for those consuming at least 10 g nuts/day versus non-consumers (p trend = 0.025). There were no significant inverse associations with ER + or total breast cancer. While there was no variation between PR subtypes, the ER-PR- subtype was also significantly inversely associated with nut intake, with HR 0.53 (95% CI 0.29-0.99), p trend = 0.037. Intake of peanuts and tree nuts separately was also inversely related to ER - breast cancer subtypes, while no associations were found with peanut butter intake. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest an inverse association between nut intake and ER - breast cancer, and no association with total or hormone receptor-positive subtypes.
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- Piet A van den Brandt
- Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- Department of Epidemiology, GROW- School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Nieuwenhuis L, Brown V, Popa C, Fransen J. SAT0121 The Effect of Type 2 Diabetes on Disease Activity in Male and Female Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Table 1. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.4208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Wilhelm P, van Diepen MAC, Nieuwenhuis L, Boulogne TLA. [The effect of energy drinks on the cognitive performance of adolescents]. Tijdschr Psychiatr 2013; 55:57-62. [PMID: 23315697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Manufacturers of energy drinks claim that their drinks can have a positive effect on cognitive performance. So far, there is little evidence that energy drinks do in fact enhance the cognitive performance of adolescents. AIM To find out, via a series of tests, whether the manufacturers of energy drinks are justified in claiming that their drinks improve the cognitive performance of young people. METHOD In a quasi-experimental design a number of young people (aged 15-18) were divided into three groups: a control group, each of whose members drank water beforehand; a placebo group whose members drank a glass of sugar-free lemonade, and an experimental group whose members drank a currently available energy drink (Megaforce). Pencil and paper tests were administered to the members of each group in order to measure attention and concentration, learning ability, memory, verbal and numerical reasoning, numerical aptitude and vocabulary. RESULTS No significant differences between groups were found that could solely be ascribed to the effect of energy drink. CONCLUSION Given the warnings about the potential health-risks of energy drinks and the fact that no evidence was found for positive effects of energy drinks on the cognitive performance of young people, we are of the opinion that youngsters should stay away from such drinks.
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De Reuck J, Nieuwenhuis L, Hemelsoet D. Do corticosubcortical lacunes exist? A clinicopathological case report. Cerebrovasc Dis 2004; 18:342-4. [PMID: 15383768 DOI: 10.1159/000080977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- J De Reuck
- Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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Nieuwenhuis L, Santens P, Vanwalleghem P, Boon P. Subacute Hashimoto's encephalopathy, treated with plasmapheresis. Acta Neurol Belg 2004; 104:80-3. [PMID: 15508271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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We report a patient with subacute diffuse encephalopathy characterised by rapidly progressive dementia with visual hallucinations, myoclonus and generalised seizures. She was euthyroid but showed high serum levels of thyreoglobulin and thyreoperoxidase antibodies. Hashimoto's encephalopathy was diagnosed. MRI of the brain in the acute phase demonstrated no structural abnormalities. However in the mesotemporal regions and the anterior parts of the brain, a decrease of the N-acetylaspartate and an increase of the Choline-containing compounds was found on MRI-spectroscopy. Reversal of these abnormalities was demonstrated a few months later after starting therapy. Plasmapheresis resulted in normalisation of serum levels of the antibodies and rapid clinical improvement. This observation supports the idea that a correlation exists between the serum levels of the thyroid auto-antibodies and the course of the clinical illness.
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- L Nieuwenhuis
- Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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Boon P, Vonck K, Vandekerckhove T, D'have M, Nieuwenhuis L, Michielsen G, Vanbelleghem H, Goethals I, Caemaert J, Calliauw L, De Reuck J. Vagus nerve stimulation for medically refractory epilepsy; efficacy and cost-benefit analysis. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1999; 141:447-52; discussion 453. [PMID: 10392199 DOI: 10.1007/s007010050324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Vagus nerve stimulation is a novel treatment for patients with medically refractory epilepsy, who are not candidates for conventional epilepsy surgery, or who have had such surgery without optimal outcome. To date only studies with relatively short follow-up are available. In these studies efficacy increased with time and reached a maximum after a period of 6 to 12 months. Implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator requires an important financial investment but a cost-benefit analysis has not been published. PATIENTS AND METHODS Our own experience with VNS in Gent comprises 15 patients with mean age of 29 years (range: 17-44 years) and mean duration of epilepsy of 18 years (range: 4-32 years). All patients underwent a comprehensive presurgical evaluation and were found not to be suitable candidates for resective epilepsy surgery. Mean post-implantation follow-up is 24 months (range: 7-43 months). In patients with follow-up of at least one year, efficacy of treatment in terms of seizure control and seizure severity was assessed one year before and after the implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator. Epilepsy-related direct medical costs (ERDMC) before and after the implantation were also compared. RESULTS A mean reduction of seizure frequency from 14 seizures/month (range: 2-40/month) to 8 seizures/month (range: 0-30/month) was achieved (Wilcoxon signed rank test n = 14; p = 0.0016). Five patients showed a marked seizure reduction of > or = 50%; 6 became free of complex partial seizures, 3 of whom became entirely seizure free for more than 12 months; 2 patients had a worthwhile reduction of seizure frequency between 30-50%; in 2 patients seizure frequency reduction has remained practically unchanged. Seizure freedom or > or = 50% seizure reduction was achieved within the first 4 months after implantation in 6/11 patients. Before the implantation, the mean yearly epilepsy-related direct medical costs per patient were estimated to be 8830 US$ (n = 13; range: 1879-31,129 US$; sd = 7667); the average number of hospital admission days per year was 21 (range: 4-100; sd = 25.7). In the 12 months after implantation, ERDMC had decreased to 4215 US$ (range: 615-11,794 US$; sd = 3558) (Wilcoxon signed rank test n = 13; p = 0.018) and the average number of admission days to 8 (range: 0-35) (Wilcoxon signed rank test n = 13; p = 0.023). CONCLUSION VNS is an effective treatment of refractory epilepsy and remains effective during long-term follow-up. Cost-benefit analysis suggests that the cost of VNS is saved within two years following implantation.
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- P Boon
- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Program University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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Drug metabolic capacity in liver microsomes of 14 rat inbred strains was investigated. Cytochrome P-450 content as well as the following enzyme activities were measured: NADPH cyt. c(P-450) reductase (Red.), aminopyrine N-demethylase (APDM), ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase (ECOD), 1-naphthol: UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (NGT) and hydrolysis of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA; measured at pH 5.5 and pH 7.4). All enzymes measured were found to exhibit statistically significant inter-strain differences. In males the enzyme activities varied over a 7.3-fold (ECOD) to 1.4-fold (cytochrome P-450) range. Other inter-strain differences were generally larger than 2-fold: ASA-hydrolysis at pH 5.5 and 7.4 (3.9- and 3.3-fold variation, respectively), NGT and Red. (2.1-fold variation) and APDM (1.8-fold variation). In females similar, but somewhat smaller inter-strain differences were observed. Correlations between different enzyme activities were generally poor (correlation coefficients r less than 0.7). An exception was the correlation between ASA-hydrolysis at pH 5.5 and pH 7.4 (r = 0.79). We conclude that ASA hydrolysis at pH 5.5 and 7.4 is mediated by the same enzyme or by coregulated enzymes and that all other activities are mediated by different or differentially regulated enzymes. Based on analysis of variance and subsequent inter-strain comparisons, all strains appear to express a unique profile of liver microsomal drug metabolism. No two strains are identical with respect to all activities measured. We suggest that differences between inbred rat strains and particularly the difference in balance between different enzymes in various strains can be used advantageously in pharmacological and toxicological experiments.
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- A S Koster
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
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