Cancer
The Nutrition and Cancer research group is part of the Chair of Nutrition and Disease of Wageningen University. The research group was formed in 2008 and is led by professor Ellen Kampman. The ultimate goal of our research is to decrease the risk of cancer and to improve the health of those with cancer through better nutrition.
Starting from the initial years, our research focusses on the role of diet and other lifestyle factors in the development of cancer. In recent years, the focus extended towards the role of diet, body composition, other lifestyle factors and diet-gene interactions during and after cancer treatment. We are a multidisciplinary team, including epidemiologists, nutritionists and (medical) biologists. We conduct observational epidemiological studies as well as human experimental studies.
Yearly, we organize the MSc-course Nutrition and Cancer at Wageningen University. In October 2018, the Massive Open Online Course on Nutrition and Cancer was launched. This course is specifically provided for health professionals. In 2019, for the third time, we organized an international Masterclass on Nutrition and Cancer for PhD students and postdocs in collaboration with Graduate School VLAG and the World Cancer Research Fund.
Currently, several studies are ongoing, led and coordinated by the Nutrition and Cancer research group. Click on one of the key projects to read more about these studies.
Current key projects
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The SoFiT trial: Healthy lifestyle and fatigue after colorectal cancer
Can a healthier lifestyle reduce chronic fatigue after colorectal cancer? This is the central question of the SoFiT trial, a project by... -
Folate, methylation and cancer: more than just a gut feeling?!
Folate plays an important role in human health. Effects of folate produced by intestinal bacteria will be studied to better understand causes of... -
COLON study - COlorectal cancer: Longitudinal, Observational study on Nutritional and lifestyle factors that influence colorectal tumour recurrence, survival and quality of life
The purpose of the COLON study is to provide a scientifically substantiated answer to the question whether nutrition and lifestyle affect the disease... -
GeoLynch - Genetic, Environmental and Other influences among persons with LYNCH syndrome
In the GeoLynch study we would like to learn more about the influence of dietary and lifestyle factors on the development of tumours among persons... -
COBRA - Change Of Body composition in BReast cancer: All-in assessment
The COBRA study investigates changes in body composition, which is the amount of adipose and muscular tissue, of women with breast cancer who are... -
Early life exposures and cancer risk: systematic literature reviews
Evaluating how different early life stages influence cancer risk, including identification of critical age windows that may be particularly amenable...
Recent publications
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Body composition is associated with risk of toxicity-induced modifications of treatment in women with stage I–IIIB breast cancer receiving chemotherapy
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 173 (2019)2. - ISSN 0167-6806 - p. 475 - 481. -
Association of Habitual Preoperative Dietary Fiber Intake with Complications after Colorectal Cancer Surgery
JAMA Surgery 156 (2021)9. - ISSN 2168-6254 -
Body composition and its association with fatigue in the first 2 years after colorectal cancer diagnosis
Journal of Cancer Survivorship 15 (2021)4. - ISSN 1932-2259 - p. 597 - 606. -
Sufficient 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels 2 Years after Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis are Associated with a Lower Risk of All-cause Mortality
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 30 (2021)4. - ISSN 1055-9965 - p. 765 - 773. -
Lifestyle after colorectal cancer diagnosis in relation to recurrence and all-cause mortality
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 113 (2021)6. - ISSN 0002-9165 - p. 1447 - 1457. -
Associations of Height with the Risks of Colorectal and Endometrial Cancer in Persons with Lynch Syndrome
American Journal of Epidemiology 190 (2020)2. - ISSN 0002-9262 - p. 230 - 238. -
Circulating folate and folic acid concentrations : Associations with colorectal cancer recurrence and survival
JNCI Cancer Spectrum 4 (2020)5. - ISSN 2515-5091