Fruit and vegetables consumption and breast cancer risk: The EPIC italy study

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1127-1136

  Masala, Giovanna ^a   Assedi, Melania ^a   Bendinelli, Benedetta ^a   Ermini, Ilaria ^a   Sieri, Sabina ^b   Grioni, Sara ^b   Sacerdote, Carlotta ^c,d   Ricceri, Fulvio ^d   Panico, Salvatore ^e   Mattiello, Amalia ^e   Tumino, Rosario ^f   Giurdanella, Maria Concetta ^f   Berrino, Franco ^b   Saieva, Calogero ^a   Palli, Domenico ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Human Genetics Foundation   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^f Cancer Registry ASP 7   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fruit; Longitudinal study; Risk; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKED FOOD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; FRUIT VEGETABLE; HUMAN; ITALIAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAW FOOD; SMOKING; TOMATO; BREAST TUMOR; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84865163378     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1939-7     Document Type: Article

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