Endometrial cancer
The association between the intake of whole grains and the
risk of endometrial cancer was investigated among 24 418
women aged 50–64 at enrolment in 1993–7 in the Danish
Diet, Cancer and Health cohort(14). A total of 217 women
were diagnosed with endometrial cancer during a follow-up
to 2009. No association was found with either the intake of
oatmeal/muesli (RR for a 50 g/d increase 1·03; 95 % CI 0·67,
1·58) or the intake of whole oats (RR for a 5 g/d increase
0·99; 95 % CI 0·93, 1·06).