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. 2011 Apr;20(4):711-4.
doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0026. Epub 2011 Jan 28.

Nutrients, food groups, dietary patterns, and risk of pancreatic cancer in postmenopausal women

Maki Inoue-Choi  1 , Andrew Flood, Kim Robien, Kristin Anderson
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Nutrients, food groups, dietary patterns, and risk of pancreatic cancer in postmenopausal women

Maki Inoue-Choi et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

Introduction: Identifying modifiable risk factors for pancreatic cancer is important because of its poor prognosis. Previous findings on diet are inconsistent.

Methods: Associations between intake of nutrients, food groups, dietary patterns, and pancreatic cancer risk were examined among 34,642 postmenopausal women in the Iowa Women's Health Study (IWHS).

Results: No significant associations were observed between intake of nutrients and food groups or dietary patterns and pancreatic cancer.

Conclusion: Our findings do not support the hypothesis that fruits, vegetables, and red meat are associated with risk of pancreatic cancer.

Impact: Dietary intake, assessed in multiple aspects in a large prospective cohort study, was not associated with pancreatic cancer.

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