Dietary intakes of ω-6 and ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risk of breast cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 924-931

  Thiébaut, Anne C M ^a   Chajès, Véronique ^a   Gerber, Mariette ^b   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^a   Joulin, Virginie ^a   Lenoir, Gilbert ^a   Berrino, Franco ^c   Riboli, Eio ^d   Béniehou, Jacques ^e   Clavel Chapelon, Françoise ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE EN CANCÉROLOGIE DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fatty acids; Prevention; Prospective studies; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD PROCESSING; FRANCE; FRUIT; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VEGETABLE; BREAST TUMOR; DIET; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

AGED; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; VITAMIN E;

EID: 58149468086     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23980     Document Type: Article

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