RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Nutrients, Food Groups, Dietary Patterns, and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
JF Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
JO Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
FD American Association for Cancer Research
SP 711
OP 714
DO 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0026
VO 20
IS 4
A1 Inoue-Choi, Maki
A1 Flood, Andrew
A1 Robien, Kim
A1 Anderson, Kristin
YR 2011
UL http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/20/4/711.abstract
AB 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. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 20(4); 711–4. ©2011 AACR.