Dietary fiber and breast cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1394-1402

  Aune, D ^a   Chan, D S M ^a   Greenwood, D C ^b   Vieira, A R ^a   Navarro Rosenblatt, D A ^a   Vieira, R ^a   Norat, T ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer prevention; Diet; Dietary fiber; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREAL FIBER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRUIT FIBER; HUMAN; INSOLUBLE FIBER; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUBLE FIBER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE FIBER;

EID: 84861755011     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr589     Document Type: Review

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