Dietary glycemic index, glycemic load and ovarian cancer risk: A case-control study in Italy

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-84

  Augustin, L S A ^a,b   Polesel, J ^a   Bosetti, C ^a,c   Kendall, C W C ^b   La Vecchia, C ^c,d   Parpinel, M ^a   Conti, E ^e   Montella, M ^f   Franceschi, S ^a,g   Jenkins, D J A ^b   Dal Maso, Luigino ^a  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e Sistemi Informativi   (Italy)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^g INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Case control study; Glycemic load; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ITALY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 12244268251     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/dkg022     Document Type: Article

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