A high ratio of dietary n-6/n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids is associated with increased risk of prostate cancer

Nutrition Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Williams, Christina D ^a,b   Whitley, Brian M ^a,b   Hoyo, Cathrine ^c   Grant, Delores J ^d   Iraggi, Jared D ^a,b   Newman, Kathryn A ^a,b   Gerber, Leah ^a,b   Taylor, Loretta A ^a,b   McKeever, Madeline G ^a,b   Freedland, Stephen J ^a,b,e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control; Dietary fatty acids; Prostate cancer; Race; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAT INTAKE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIET; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79551626462     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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