Serum levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of colorectal cancer: A prospective study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 462-471

  Kojima, Masayo ^a   Wakai, Kenji ^b   Tokudome, Shinkan ^a   Suzuki, Koji ^c   Tamakoshi, Koji ^d   Watanabe, Yoshiyuki ^e   Kawado, Miyuki ^f   Hashimoto, Shuji ^f   Hayakawa, Norihiko ^g   Ozasa, Kotaro ^e   Toyoshima, Hideaki ^d   Suzuki, Sadao ^a   Ito, Yoshinori ^c   Tamakoshi, Akiko ^d  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha linolenic acid; Chromatography; Colorectal neoplasms; Docosahexaenoic acids; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Fatty acids; Prospective studies; Serum

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

CANCER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 20044396173     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi066     Document Type: Article

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