Journal article
Dairy products and pancreatic cancer risk: A pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies
JM Genkinger, M Wang, R Li, D Albanes, KE Anderson, L Bernstein, PA van den Brandt, DR English, JL Freudenheim, CS Fuchs, SM Gapstur, GG Giles, RA Goldbohm, N Håkansson, PL Horn-Ross, A Koushik, JR Marshal, ML McCullough, AB Miller, K Robien Show all
Annals of Oncology | Published : 2014
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer has few early symptoms, is usually diagnosed at late stages, and has a high case-fatality rate. Identifying modifiable risk factors is crucial to reducing pancreatic cancer morbidity and mortality. Prior studies have suggested that specific foods and nutrients, such as dairy products and constituents, may play a role in pancreatic carcinogenesis. In this pooled analysis of the primary data from 14 prospective cohort studies, 2212 incident pancreatic cancer cases were identified during follow-up among 862 680 individuals. Adjusting for smoking habits, personal history of diabetes, alcohol intake, body mass index (BMI), and energy intake, multivariable study-specific hazard r..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grants #CA55075 and #CA139578.