RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Dairy Products and Ovarian Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of 12 Cohort Studies
JF Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
JO Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
FD American Association for Cancer Research
SP 364
OP 372
DO 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0484
VO 15
IS 2
A1 Genkinger, Jeanine M.
A1 Hunter, David J.
A1 Spiegelman, Donna
A1 Anderson, Kristin E.
A1 Arslan, Alan
A1 Beeson, W. Lawrence
A1 Buring, Julie E.
A1 Fraser, Gary E.
A1 Freudenheim, Jo L.
A1 Goldbohm, R. Alexandra
A1 Hankinson, Susan E.
A1 Jacobs, David R.
A1 Koushik, Anita
A1 Lacey, James V.
A1 Larsson, Susanna C.
A1 Leitzmann, Michael
A1 McCullough, Marji L.
A1 Miller, Anthony B.
A1 Rodriguez, Carmen
A1 Rohan, Thomas E.
A1 Schouten, Leo J.
A1 Shore, Roy
A1 Smit, Ellen
A1 Wolk, Alicja
A1 Zhang, Shumin M.
A1 Smith-Warner, Stephanie A.
YR 2006
UL http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/15/2/364.abstract
AB Background: Dairy foods and their constituents (lactose and calcium) have been hypothesized to promote ovarian carcinogenesis. Although case-control studies have reported conflicting results for dairy foods and lactose, several cohort studies have shown positive associations between skim milk, lactose, and ovarian cancer. Methods: A pooled analysis of the primary data from 12 prospective cohort studies was conducted. The study population consisted of 553,217 women among whom 2,132 epithelial ovarian cases were identified. Study-specific relative risks and 95% confidence intervals were calculated by Cox proportional hazards models and then pooled by a random-effects model. Results: No statistically significant associations were observed between intakes of milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and dietary and total calcium intake and risk of ovarian cancer. Higher lactose intakes comparing ≥30 versus <10 g/d were associated with a statistically significant higher risk of ovarian cancer, although the trend was not statistically significant (pooled multivariate relative risk, 1.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.40; Ptrend = 0.19). Associations for endometrioid, mucinous, and serous ovarian cancer were similar to the overall findings. Discussion: Overall, no associations were observed for intakes of specific dairy foods or calcium and ovarian cancer risk. A modest elevation in the risk of ovarian cancer was seen for lactose intake at the level that was equivalent to three or more servings of milk per day. Because a new dietary guideline recommends two to three servings of dairy products per day, the relation between dairy product consumption and ovarian cancer risk at these consumption levels deserves further examination. (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006;15(2):364–72)