Specific carotenoid intake is inversely associated with the risk of breast cancer among Chinese women

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1686-1695

  Wang, Lian ^a   Li, Bin ^a   Pan, Mei Xia ^b   Mo, Xiong Fei ^c   Chen, Yu Ming ^a   Zhang, Cai Xia ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Carotenoids; Case control studies; China

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LYCOPENE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREMENOPAUSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; BETA CAROTENE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAROTENOIDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; DIET; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84898001283     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000711451300411X     Document Type: Article

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