Journal article
Intake of fruits and vegetables and risk of pancreatic cancer in a pooled analysis of 14 Cohort studies
A Koushik, D Spiegelman, D Albanes, KE Anderson, L Bernstein, PA Van Den Brandt, L Bergkvist, DR English, JL Freudenheim, CS Fuchs, JM Genkinger, GG Giles, RA Goldbohm, PL Horn-Ross, S Männistö, ML McCullough, AE Millen, AB Miller, K Robien, TE Rohan Show all
American Journal of Epidemiology | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2012
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws027
Abstract
Fruit and vegetable intake may protect against pancreatic cancer, since fruits and vegetables are rich in potentially cancer-preventive nutrients. Most case-control studies have found inverse associations between fruit and vegetable intake and pancreatic cancer risk, although bias due to reporting error cannot be ruled out. In most prospective studies, inverse associations have been weaker and imprecise because of small numbers of cases. The authors examined fruit and vegetable intake in relation to pancreatic cancer risk in a pooled analysis of 14 prospective studies from North America, Europe, and Australia (study periods between 1980 and 2005). Relative risks and 2-sided 95 confidence int..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by grant P01 CA55075 from the US National Cancer Institute. Dr. Anita Koushik currently holds a New Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.