Updates are available Correction dated 2026-04-13
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Authors
Dunneram, Yashvee https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1012-7350
Lee, Jia Yi
Watling, Cody Z.
Lawson, Izabella
Parsaeian, Mahboubeh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1928-5424
Fraser, Gary E.
Butler, Fayth M.
Prabhakaran, Dorairaj
Shridhar, Krithiga
Kondal, Dimple
Mohan, Viswanathan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-6210
Ali, Mohammed K.
Narayan, K. M. Venkat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8621-5405
Tandon, Nikhil
Tong, Tammy Y. N.
Travis, Ruth C.
Chiu, Tina H. T.
Lin, Ming-Nan
Lin, Chin-Lon
Yang, Hsin-Chou https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6853-7881
Liang, Yu-Jen https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-213X
Greenwood, Darren C. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7035-3096
Reeves, Gillian K.
Papier, Keren
Floud, Sarah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6078-9117
Sinha, Rashmi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2466-7462
Liao, Linda M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1923-5294
Loftfield, Erikka https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-8748
Cade, Janet E. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3421-0121
Key, Timothy J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2294-307X
Perez-Cornago, Aurora
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
World Cancer Research Fund (2019/1953)
World Cancer Research Fund (2019/1953)
World Cancer Research Fund (2019/1953)
Cancer Research UK (C8221/A29017)
Cancer Research UK (C8221/A29186)
RCUK | Medical Research Council (MR/Y013662/1)
Wellcome Trust (LEAP 205212/Z/16/Z)
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Article History
Received: 3 April 2025
Revised: 28 November 2025
Accepted: 16 December 2025
First Online: 27 February 2026
Change Date: 13 April 2026
Change Type: Update
Change Details: “The original online version of this article was revised: Following publication of the article, errors were found in the text which required correction. ‘METHODS – Statistical analyses’, final paragraph originally read: "FDR, among the 16 HRs shown in the main Figs. 1 to 3”. This should instead read: “FDR, among the 16 cancer sites shown in the main Figs. 1 to 3”. ‘RESULTS – Cancers of the reproductive system’ originally read: “…and in vegetarians (0.91 (0.86 to 0.97))”. This should instead read: “…and in vegetarians (0.91 (0.86 to 0.97, FDR significant))”.
Change Date: 13 April 2026
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-026-03446-6
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All contributing studies had existing ethics approval which covered these analyses, details available through the individual study websites.
