Intake of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and risk of ovarian cancer

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1775-1783

  Ibiebele, T I ^a   Nagle, C M ^a   Bain, C J ^a,b   Webb, P M ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Ovarian cancer; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Risk

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CALCULATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUT; OVARY CANCER; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867982516     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-0053-4     Document Type: Article

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