Abstract
The possible relationship between fibre intake and breast cancer risk has been considered in several studies, but the issue is still unsettled. Epidemiological data are compatible with moderate protection from fibre-rich foods against the risk of breast cancer, but also with an absence of association. The apparently inconsistent results may be due to chance or bias, to different approaches to data analysis and interpretation, but may also reflect heterogeneity in the dietary sources of fibres (cereals or vegetables and fruit) in various populations, and different correlates of fibre intake.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | European Journal of Cancer Prevention |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
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Keywords
- Breast cancer
- Case-control studies
- Dietary fibre
- Epidemiology
- Humans
- Neoplasms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology
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Fibres, whole-grain foods and breast and other cancers. / La Vecchia, Carlo; Chatenoud, Liliane.
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AU - La Vecchia, Carlo
AU - Chatenoud, Liliane
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The possible relationship between fibre intake and breast cancer risk has been considered in several studies, but the issue is still unsettled. Epidemiological data are compatible with moderate protection from fibre-rich foods against the risk of breast cancer, but also with an absence of association. The apparently inconsistent results may be due to chance or bias, to different approaches to data analysis and interpretation, but may also reflect heterogeneity in the dietary sources of fibres (cereals or vegetables and fruit) in various populations, and different correlates of fibre intake.
AB - The possible relationship between fibre intake and breast cancer risk has been considered in several studies, but the issue is still unsettled. Epidemiological data are compatible with moderate protection from fibre-rich foods against the risk of breast cancer, but also with an absence of association. The apparently inconsistent results may be due to chance or bias, to different approaches to data analysis and interpretation, but may also reflect heterogeneity in the dietary sources of fibres (cereals or vegetables and fruit) in various populations, and different correlates of fibre intake.
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KW - Dietary fibre
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Humans
KW - Neoplasms
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