Conformity to traditional Mediterranean diet and cancer incidence: the Greek EPIC cohort.

In a continuous assessment, improved adherence by two points is associated with a highly significant ( P -value=0.002) reduction in overall cancer incidence.

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In a cohort study in Sweden, among women aged 40–49 years old at enrolment who were followed-up for an average of 12 years, a 2-point increase in an MD score similar to that in the Greek studies, was associated with a borderline significant 16% reduction of overall cancer mortality (95% confidence interval −1 to 29% reduction); among women aged below 40 years at enrolment, no association was evident ( Lagiou et al , 2006 ).

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