Fish, long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and risk of colorectal cancer in middle-aged Japanese: The JPHC study

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-40

  Kobayashi, Minatsu ^a,b   Tsubono, Yoshitaka ^c   Otani, Tetsuya ^a   Hanaoka, Tomoyuki ^a   Sobue, Tomotaka ^a   Tsugane, Shoichiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b Showagakuin Junior College   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 4644233274     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc4901_5     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. World Health Organization: World Health Organization, The World Cancer Report. Lyon, France: IARC Press, 2003.
2. Hill MJ: Mechanisms of diet and colon carcinogenesis. Eur J Cancer Prev 8 Suppl, 95S-98S, 1999.
3. Cave WT Jr: Dietary n-3 (omega-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid effects on animal tumorigenesis. FASEB J 5, 2160-2166, 1991.
4. Tisdale MJ: Mechanism of lipid mobilization associated with cancer cachexia: interaction between the polyunsaturated fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and inhibitory guanine nucleotide-regulatory protein. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 48, 105-109, 1993.
5. Rose DP and Connolly JM: Omega-3 fatty acids as cancer chemopreventive agents. Pharmacol Ther 83, 217-244, 1999.
6. de Deckere EA: Possible beneficial effect of fish and fish n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in breast and colorectal cancer. Eur J Cancer Prev 8, 213-221, 1999.
7. Tsai WS, Nagawa H, Kaizaki S, Tsuruo T, and Muto T: Inhibitory effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on sigmoid colon cancer transformants. J Gastroenterol 33, 206-212, 1998.
8. Terry P, Bergkvist L, Holmberg L, and Wolk A: No association between fat and fatty acids intake and risk of colorectal cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10, 913-914, 2001.
9. Kobayashi M, Sasaki S, Hamada GS, and Tsugane S: Serum n-3 fatty acids, fish consumption and cancer mortality in six Japanese populations in Japan and Brazil. Jpn J Cancer Res 90, 914-921, 1999.
10. Kobayashi M, Sasaki S, Kawabata T, Hasegawa K, Akabane M, et al.: Single measurement of serum phospholipid fatty acid as a biomarker of specific fatty acid intake in middle-aged Japanese men. Eur J Clin Nutr 55, 643-650, 2001.
11. Tsugane S and Sobue T: Baseline survey of JPHC study-design and participation rate. Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study on Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases. J Epidemiol 11 Suppl, 24S-29S, 2001.
12. Tsugane S, Sasaki S, Kobayashi M, Tsubono Y, and Sobue T: Dietary habits among the JPHC study participants at baseline survey. Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study on Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases. J Epidemiol 11 Suppl, 30S-43S, 2001.
13. Tsubono Y, Sasaki S, Kobayashi M, Akabane M, and Tsugane S: Food composition and empirical weight methods in predicting nutrient intakes from food frequency questionnaire. Ann Epidemiol 11, 213-218, 2001.
14. Tsubono Y, Kobayashi M, Sasaki S, and Tsugane S: Validity and reproducibility of a self-administered food frequency questionnaire used in the baseline survey of the JPHC Study Cohort I. J Epidemiol 13 Suppl, 125S-133S, 2003.
15. Otani T, Iwasaki M, Yamamoto S, Sobue T, Hanaoka T, et al.: Alcohol consumption, smoking, and subsequent risk of colorectal cancer in middle-aged and elderly Japanese men and women: Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12, 1492-1500, 2003.
16. World Health Organization: International Classification of Disease for Oncology, 2nd ed. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1990.
17. SAS/STAT: User's Guide, version 8, vol 2. Cary, NC: SAS, 1999.
18. EBCTsC Group: Treatment of Early Breast Cancer. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1990.
19. Kune S, Kune GA, and Watson LF: Case-control study of dietary etiological factors: the Melbourne Colorectal Cancer Study. Nutr Cancer 9, 21-42, 1987.
20. La Vecchia C, Negri E, Decarli A, D'Avanzo B, Gallotti L, et al.: A case-control study of diet and colo-rectal cancer in northern Italy. Int J Cancer 41, 492-498, 1988.
21. Franceschi S, Favero A, La Vecchia C, Negri E, Conti E, et al.: Food groups and risk of colorectal cancer in Italy. Int J Cancer 72, 56-61, 1997.
22. Steinmetz KA and Potter JD: Food-group consumption and colon cancer in the Adelaide case-control study. II. Meat, poultry, seafood, dairy foods and eggs. Int J Cancer 53, 720-727, 1993.
23. Tiemersma EW, Kampman E, Bueno de Mesquita HB, Bunschoten A, van Schothorst EM, et al.: Meat consumption, cigarette smoking, and genetic susceptibility in the etiology of colorectal cancer: results from a Dutch prospective study. Cancer Causes Control 13, 383-393, 2002.
24. Dales LG, Friedman GD, Ury HK, Grossman S, and Williams SR: A case-control study of relationships of diet and other traits to colorectal cancer in American blacks. Am J Epidemiol 109, 132-144, 1979.
25. Macquart-Moulin G, Riboli E, Cornee J, Kaaks R, and Berthezene P: Colorectal polyps and diet: a case-control study in Marseilles. Int J Cancer 40, 179-188, 1987.
26. Tuyns AJ, Haelterman M, and Kaaks R: Colorectal cancer and the intake of nutrients: oligosaccharides are a risk factor, fats are not. A case-control study in Belgium. Nutr Cancer 10, 181-196, 1987.
27. Bidoli E, Franceschi S, Talamini R, Barra S, and La Vecchia C: Food consumption and cancer of the colon and rectum in north-eastern Italy. Int J Cancer 50, 223-229, 1992.
28. Peters RK, Pike MC, Garabrant D, and Mack TM: Diet and colon cancer in Los Angeles County, California. Cancer Causes Control 3, 457-473, 1992.
29. Centonze S, Boeing H, Leoci C, Guerra V, and Misciagna G: Dietary habits and colorectal cancer in a low-risk area. Results from a population-based case-control study in southern Italy. Nutr Cancer 21, 233-246, 1994.
30. Kampman E, Verhoeven D, Sloots L, and van't Veer P: Vegetable and animal products as determinants of colon cancer risk in Dutch men and women. Cancer Causes Control 6, 225-234, 1995.
31. Le Marchand L, Wilkens LR, Hankin JH, Kolonel LN, and Lyu LC: A case-control study of diet and colorectal cancer in a multiethnic population in Hawaii (United States): lipids and foods of animal origin. Cancer Causes Control 8, 637-648, 1997.
32. Boutron-Ruault MC, Senesse P, Faivre J, Chatelain N, Belghiti C, et al.: Foods as risk factors for colorectal cancer: a case-control study in Burgundy (France). Eur J Cancer Prev 8, 229-235, 1999.
33. Almendingen K, Hofstad B, Trygg K, Hoff G, Hussain A, et al.: Current diet and colorectal adenomas: a case-control study including different sets of traditionally chosen control groups. Eur J Cancer Prev 10, 395-406, 2001.
34. Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA, Rosner BA, and Speizer FE: Relation of meat, fat, and fiber intake to the risk of colon cancer in a prospective study among women. N Engl J Med 323, 1664-1672, 1990.
35. Hirayama T: Japanese Studies on Diet and Cancer. New York: Ellis Horwood, 1994.
36. Giovannucci E, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA, Ascherio A, et al.: Intake of fat, meat, and fiber in relation to risk of colon cancer in men. Cancer Res 54, 2390-2397, 1994.
37. Goldbohm RA, van den Brandt PA, van't Veer P, Brants HA, Dorant E, et al.: A prospective cohort study on the relation between meat consumption and the risk of colon cancer. Cancer Res 54, 718-723, 1994.
38. Gaard M, Tretli S, and Loken EB: Dietary factors and risk of colon cancer: a prospective study of 50,535 young Norwegian men and women. Eur J Cancer Prev 5, 445-454, 1996.
39. Hsing AW, McLaughlin JK, Chow WH, Schuman LM, Co Chien HT, et al.: Risk factors for colorectal cancer in a prospective study among U.S. white men. Int J Cancer 77, 549-553, 1998.
40. Knekt P, Jarvinen R, Dich J, and Hakulinen T: Risk of colorectal and other gastro-intestinal cancers after exposure to nitrate, nitrite and N-nitroso compounds: a follow-up study. Int J Cancer 80, 852-856, 1999.
41. Pietinen P, Malila N, Virtanen M, Hartman TJ, Tangrea JA, et al.: Diet and risk of colorectal cancer in a cohort of Finnish men. Cancer Causes Control 10, 387-396, 1999.
42. Kato I, Akhmedkhanov A, Koenig K, Toniolo PG, Shore RE, et al.: Prospective study of diet and female colorectal cancer: the New York University Women's Health Study. Nutr Cancer 28, 276-281, 1997.
43. Slattery ML, Berry TD, Potter J, and Caan B: Diet diversity, diet composition, and risk of colon cancer (United States). Cancer Causes Control 8, 872-882, 1997.
44. Nkondjock A, Shatenstein B, Maisonneuve P, and Ghadirian P: Assessment of risk associated with specific fatty acids and colorectal cancer among French-Canadians in Montreal: a case-control study. Int J Epidemiol 32, 200-209, 2003.
45. Dolecek TA and Granditis G: Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and mortality in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT). World Rev Nutr Diet 66, 205-216, 1991.
46. Schloss I, Kidd MS, Tichelaar HY, Young GO, and O'Keefe SJ: Dietary factors associated with a low risk of colon cancer in coloured west coast fishermen. S Afr Med J 87, 152-158, 1997.
47. Kobayashi M, Tsubono Y, Sasazuki S, Sasaki S, and Tsugane S: Vegetables, fruit and risk of gastric cancer in Japan: a 10-year follow-up of the JPHC Study Cohort I. Int J Cancer 102, 39-44, 2002.
48. Tsugane S, Sasazuki S, Kobayashi M, and Sasaki S: Salt and salted food intake and subsequent risk of gastric cancer among middle-aged Japanese men and women. Br J Cancer 90, 128-134, 2004.
49. Bartsch H, Nair J, and Owen RW: Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and cancers of the breast and colorectum: emerging evidence for their role as risk modifiers. Carcinogenesis 20, 2209-2218, 1999.
50. Terry PD, Rohan TE, and Wolk A: Intakes of fish and marine fatty acids and the risks of cancers of the breast and prostate and of other hormone-related cancers: a review of the epidemiologic evidence. Am J Clin Nutr 77, 532-543, 2003.
51. Singh J, Hamid R, and Reddy BS: Dietary fat and colon cancer: modulation of cyclooxygenase-2 by types and amount of dietary fat during the postinitiation stage of colon carcinogenesis. Cancer Res 57, 3465-3470, 1997.
52. Badawi AF, El-Sohemy A, Stephen LL, Ghoshal AK, and Archer MC: The effect of dietary n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the expression of cyclooxygenase 1 and 2 and levels of p21ras in rat mammary glands. Carcinogenesis 19, 905-910, 1998.
53. Fan YY, Spencer TE, Wang N, Moyer MP, and Chapkin RS: Chemopreventive n-3 fatty acids activate RXRalpha in colonocytes. Carcinogenesis 24, 1541-1548, 2003.
54. Nair J, Vaca CE, Velic I, Mutanen M, Valsta LM, et al.: High dietary omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids drastically increase the formation of etheno-DNA base adducts in white blood cells of female subjects. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 6, 597-601, 1997.
55. Hanaoka T, Nair J, Takahashi Y, Sasaki S, Bartsch H, et al. Urinary level of 1,N(6)-ethenodeoxyadenosine, a marker of oxidative stress, is associated with salt excretion and omega 6-polyunsaturated fatty acid intake in postmenopausal Japanese women. Int J Cancer 100, 71-75, 2002.
56. Dolecek TA: Epidemiological evidence of relationships between dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and mortality in the multiple risk factor intervention trial. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 200, 177-182, 1992.
57. Abou-el-Ela SH, Prasse KW, Farrell RL, Carroll RW, Wade AE, et al.: Effects of D,L-2-difluoromethylomithine and indomethacin on mammary tumor promotion in rats fed high n-3 and/or n-6 fat diets. Cancer Res 49, 1434-1440, 1989.
58. Bartram HP, Gostner A, Reddy BS, Rao CV, Scheppach W, et al.: Missing anti-proliferative effect of fish oil on rectal epithelium in healthy volunteers consuming a high-fat diet: potential role of the n-3:n-6 fatty acid ratio. Eur J Cancer Prev 4, 231-237, 1995.
59. Bartram HP, Gostner A, Scheppach W, Reddy BS, Rao CV, et al.: Effects of fish oil on rectal cell proliferation, mucosal fatty acids, and prostaglandin E2 release in healthy subjects. Gastroenterology 105, 1317-1322, 1993.
60. Deschner EE, Lytle JS, Wong G, Ruperto JF, and Newmark HL: The effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) on azoxymethanol-induced focal areas of dysplasia and colon tumor incidence. Cancer 66, 2350-2356, 1990.
61. Noguchi M, Minami M, Yagasaki R, Kinoshita K, Earashi M, et al.: Chemoprevention of DMBA-induced mammary carcinogensis in rats by low-dose EPA and DHA. Br J Cancer 75, 348-353, 1997.