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Eldridge RC, Goodman M, Bostick RM, Fedirko V, Gross M, Thyagarajan B, Flanders WD. A Novel Application of Structural Equation Modeling Estimates the Association between Oxidative Stress and Colorectal Adenoma. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2017; 11:52-58. [PMID: 29074536 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-17-0183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In vitro evidence implicates oxidative stress in many adverse health conditions, including colorectal neoplasia. In human studies, however, oxidative stress is measured by imperfect biomarkers, which are inconsistently associated with health outcomes. Structural equation modeling (SEM) offers one possible solution by modeling a latent (unobserved) construct from multiple biomarkers. Our goal was to investigate the association of a latent oxidative stress variable with colorectal adenoma. Using SEM, we analyzed pooled data from two cross-sectional studies of colorectal adenoma (n = 526) that measured five plasma biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation that comprised the latent oxidative stress variable: F2-isoprostanes (FIP), fluorescent oxidation products (FOP), mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA) copy number, γ-tocopherol (Gtoc), and C-reactive protein (CRP). Higher levels of oxidative stress were associated with colorectal adenoma [OR = 3.23 per SD increase in oxidative stress; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.28-8.18]. The latent variable estimate was considerably stronger than the associations of adenoma with the individual biomarkers, which were modest and mostly nonsignificant. Risk factors were associated with adenoma via the oxidative stress pathway, particularly overweight and obesity with an OR = 1.50; 95% CI, 1.10-2.81; and OR = 2.95; 95% CI, 1.28-12.45, respectively. Oxidative stress may be positively associated with colorectal adenoma, and important risk factors may act through this mechanism, but the cross-sectional design of the current study precludes observing the directionality of associations. The presence of an adenoma could affect levels of the circulating biomarkers; thus, we should be cautious of strong conclusions until the findings are replicated in a follow-up study. Cancer Prev Res; 11(1); 52-58. ©2017 AACR.
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- Ronald C Eldridge
- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.,Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Eldridge RC, Flanders WD, Bostick RM, Fedirko V, Gross M, Thyagarajan B, Goodman M. Using multiple biomarkers and determinants to obtain a better measurement of oxidative stress: a latent variable structural equation model approach. Biomarkers 2017; 22:517-524. [PMID: 28298141 DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2017.1306752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Since oxidative stress involves a variety of cellular changes, no single biomarker can serve as a complete measure of this complex biological process. The analytic technique of structural equation modeling (SEM) provides a possible solution to this problem by modelling a latent (unobserved) variable constructed from the covariance of multiple biomarkers. METHODS Using three pooled datasets, we modelled a latent oxidative stress variable from five biomarkers related to oxidative stress: F2-isoprostanes (FIP), fluorescent oxidation products, mitochondrial DNA copy number, γ-tocopherol (Gtoc) and C-reactive protein (CRP, an inflammation marker closely linked to oxidative stress). We validated the latent variable by assessing its relation to pro- and anti-oxidant exposures. RESULTS FIP, Gtoc and CRP characterized the latent oxidative stress variable. Obesity, smoking, aspirin use and β-carotene were statistically significantly associated with oxidative stress in the theorized directions; the same exposures were weakly and inconsistently associated with the individual biomarkers. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that using SEM with latent variables decreases the biomarker-specific variability, and may produce a better measure of oxidative stress than do single variables. This methodology can be applied to similar areas of research in which a single biomarker is not sufficient to fully describe a complex biological phenomenon.
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- Ronald C Eldridge
- a Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health , Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- a Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health , Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA.,b Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health , Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- a Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health , Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA.,c Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- a Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health , Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA.,c Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- d Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Epidemiology & Community Health , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , MN , USA
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- d Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Epidemiology & Community Health , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , MN , USA
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- a Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health , Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA
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Klimberg VS. Nutrition and Breast Cancer. Nutr Clin Pract 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/088453369801300602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Kong SYJ, Bostick RM, Flanders WD, McClellan WM, Thyagarajan B, Gross MD, Judd S, Goodman M. Oxidative balance score, colorectal adenoma, and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2014; 23:545-54. [PMID: 24443405 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-0619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND An oxidative balance score (OBS) that combines pro- and antioxidant exposures was previously reported to be associated with incident sporadic colorectal adenoma. We extend the previous analyses by assessing associations of the OBS and colorectal adenoma with circulating biomarkers of oxidative stress [F2-isoprostanes (FIP) and fluorescent oxidation products (FOP)], and inflammation [C-reactive protein (CRP)]. METHODS Using pooled data from two previously conducted colonoscopy-based case-control studies of incident, sporadic colorectal adenoma (n = 365), the OBS was constructed and divided into three approximately equal intervals, with the lowest interval used as the reference. Biomarker levels were dichotomized as "high" versus "low" based on the median values among controls. Multivariable logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS For the OBS-adenoma association, the ORs (95% CIs) for the middle and highest (relative to the lowest) score intervals were 0.81 (0.46-1.43) and 0.39 (0.17-0.89), respectively. The corresponding OBS category-specific ORs (95% CIs) were 0.50 (0.25-1.01) and 0.25 (0.10-0.65) for FIP, 2.01 (1.13-3.75) and 3.48 (1.51-8.02) for FOP, and 0.57 (0.31-1.04) and 0.21 (0.09-0.49) for CRP. The ORs (95% CIs) reflecting associations of adenoma with high levels of FIP, FOP, and CRP were 1.89 (1.08-3.30), 1.82 (1.11-2.99), and 1.45 (0.88-2.40), respectively. CONCLUSIONS As hypothesized, the OBS was inversely associated with colorectal adenoma and circulating FIP and CRP levels. The reason for the unexpected direct OBS-FOP association is unknown. IMPACT These data support the use of combined measures of pro- and antioxidant exposures in studies of colorectal neoplasia.
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- So Yeon J Kong
- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health; Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Ronco AL, De Stéfani E, Stoll M. Hormonal and metabolic modulation through nutrition: towards a primary prevention of breast cancer. Breast 2010; 19:322-32. [PMID: 20542695 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2010] [Revised: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) is a polygenic and multifactorial disease for which estrogens have been recognized as the main risk factor, and for which lifestyle plays a key role. Previous epidemiologic cancer research performed in Uruguayan population delimited its dietary and anthropometric profiles. Recognizing the difficulty for universalizing a nutritional basis for prevention due to different eating patterns among regions and countries, we summarize the existent knowledge linking nutrition, estrogens, metabolism and BC. As an attempt towards primary prevention of BC, we present recommendations mainly based on country-specific research findings and modifiable putative risk and protective factors, proposing to modify the intake of meats and other fatty foods--especially sources of Ω-6 and Ω-3 fatty acids--adding olive oil, selected vegetables, citrus fruits and working towards adequate body fat/muscle proportions. From a medical and ethical viewpoint, it is justified to recommend certain nutritional changes to women, because no adverse side effects are expected to occur.
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- Alvaro L Ronco
- Depto. de Epidemiología, Facultad de Medicina, IUCLAEH, Prado and Salt Lake P.16, Maldonado, Uruguay.
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Yoo HJ, Yoo YS, Jung SH, Eum YS, Joo NS. The Relationship between Hair Zinc and Body Mass Index in Breast Cancer Patients. Korean J Fam Med 2010. [DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2010.31.8.607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Hyun-Jeong Yoo
- Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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Mignone LI, Giovannucci E, Newcomb PA, Titus-Ernstoff L, Trentham-Dietz A, Hampton JM, Willett WC, Egan KM. Dietary carotenoids and the risk of invasive breast cancer. Int J Cancer 2009; 124:2929-37. [PMID: 19330841 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Certain classes of vitamins and nutrients found in fruits and vegetables have been of particular interest in relation to cancer prevention, owing to their potential anticarcinogenic properties. We examined the association between certain fruits, vegetables, carotenoids, and vitamin A and breast cancer risk in a large population-based case-control study of women residing in the states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. The study was comprised of 5,707 women with incident invasive breast cancer (2,363 premenopausal women and 3,516 postmenopausal women) and 6,389 population controls (2,594 premenopausal women and 3,516 postmenopausal women). In an interview, women were asked about their intake of carotenoid rich fruits and vegetables 5 years prior to a referent date. An inverse association observed among premenopausal women was for high levels of vitamin A (OR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.68-0.98, p for trend = 0.01), beta-carotene (OR: 0.81, 95% CI 0.68-0.98, p for trend = 0.009), alpha-carotene (OR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.68-0.98, p for trend = 0.07) and lutein/zeaxanthin (OR: 0.83, 95% CI 0.68-0.99, p for trend = 0.02). An inverse association was not observed among postmenopausal women. Among premenopausal women who reported ever smoking, these results were stronger than among never smokers, although tests for interaction were not statistically significant. Results from this study are comparable to previous prospective studies, and suggest that a high consumption of carotenoids may reduce the risk of premenopausal but not postmenopausal breast cancer, particularly among smokers.
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- Laura I Mignone
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Mense SM, Singh B, Remotti F, Liu X, Bhat HK. Vitamin C and alpha-naphthoflavone prevent estrogen-induced mammary tumors and decrease oxidative stress in female ACI rats. Carcinogenesis 2009; 30:1202-8. [PMID: 19406931 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgp093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of estrogen-induced breast carcinogenesis remain unclear. The present study investigated the roles of estrogen metabolism and oxidative stress in estrogen-mediated mammary carcinogenesis in vivo. Female August Copenhagen Irish (ACI) rats were treated with 17beta-estradiol (E(2)), the antioxidant vitamin C, the estrogen metabolic inhibitor alpha-naphthoflavone (ANF), or cotreated with E(2) + vitamin C or E(2) + ANF for up to 8 months. E(2) (3 mg) was administered as an subcutaneous implant, ANF was given via diet (0.2%) and vitamin C (1%) was added to drinking water. At necropsy, breast tumor incidence in the E(2), E(2) + vitamin C and E(2) + ANF groups was 82, 29 and 0%, respectively. Vitamin C and ANF attenuated E(2)-induced alterations in oxidative stress markers in breast tissue, including 8-iso-prostane F(2alpha) formation and changes in the activities of antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase. Quantification of 2-hydroxyestradiol (2-OHE(2)) and 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OHE(2)) formation in breast tissue confirmed that ANF inhibited 4-hydroxylation of E(2) and decreased formation of the highly carcinogenic 4-OHE(2). These results demonstrate that antioxidant vitamin C reduces the incidence of estrogen-induced mammary tumors, increases tumor latency and decreases oxidative stress in vivo. Further, our data indicate that ANF completely abrogates breast cancer development in ACI rats. The present study is the first to demonstrate the inhibition of breast carcinogenesis by antioxidant vitamin C or the estrogen metabolic inhibitor ANF in an animal model of estrogen-induced mammary carcinogenesis. Taken together, these results suggest that E(2) metabolism and oxidant stress are critically involved in estrogen-induced breast carcinogenesis.
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- Sarah M Mense
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 60 Haven Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Hulka BS, Moorman PG. Reprint of Breast cancer: hormones and other risk factors. Maturitas 2008; 61:203-13; discussion 213. [DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dorjgochoo T, Shrubsole MJ, Shu XO, Lu W, Ruan Z, Zhen Y, Dai Q, Gu K, Gao YT, Zheng W. Vitamin supplement use and risk for breast cancer: the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2008; 111:269-78. [PMID: 17917808 PMCID: PMC2615487 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-007-9772-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2007] [Accepted: 09/18/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The influence of vitamin supplements on breast cancer risk is unclear and the interactive effects of dietary and supplemental sources are unknown. This study investigated (1) the association between self-reported vitamin supplement use (multivitamin, A, B, C, and E) and breast cancer and (2) the combined effect of vitamin supplements in relation to dietary vitamin intakes on breast cancer risk. METHODS The Shanghai Breast Cancer Study was a population-based case-control study conducted in Shanghai in 1996-1998 (Phase I) and 2002-2004 (Phase II). Participants were aged 25-64 (Phase I) and 20-70 years (Phase II). The analyses included 3,454 incident breast cancer cases and 3,474 controls. Unconditional logistic regression models were used to determine adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for breast cancer risk associated with vitamin supplement use. RESULTS Overall, breast cancer risk was not related to any vitamin supplement intake. However, a 20% reduction in breast cancer risk was observed with vitamin E supplement use among women with low-dietary vitamin E intake (OR = 0.8; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.6-1.0). A non-significant 20% risk reduction was observed among vitamin B supplement users with low B dietary intake (OR = 0.8; 95% CI, 0.6-1.1). Frequent use of a vitamin B supplement was adversely associated with breast cancer risk among those with high dietary vitamin B intake (OR = 1.4; 95% CI: 0.9-2.1; P for interaction = 0.07). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that vitamins E and B supplements may confer protection against breast cancer among women who have low dietary intake of those vitamins.
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- Tsogzolmaa Dorjgochoo
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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A comparative study of selenium concentration and glutathione peroxidase activity in normal and breast cancer patients. Public Health Nutr 2008; 12:59-63. [PMID: 18325137 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980008001924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The present study was undertaken to compare plasma Se values and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity in normal and breast cancer patients. DESIGN In a case-control study, forty-five breast cancer patients and the same number of healthy women were randomly selected from their population. Se was measured in plasma by atomic absorption spectrophotometry and GPX activity in erythrocytes was measured using a standard spectrophotometric method. RESULTS Plasma Se concentration in healthy women and breast cancer patients was in the normal range, with no statistically significant difference observed between the two groups (138.40 (sd 40.36) microg/l v. 132.15 (sd 35.37) microg/l, respectively). Erythrocyte GPX activity was significantly (P<0.01) higher in breast cancer patients (24.81 (sd 11.66) U/g Hb) compared with healthy women (20.29 (sd 4.24) U/g Hb). CONCLUSION The present study indicated that Se deficiency was not a problem in the participants, and sufficient quantity of this element could increase GPX activity to have a protective effect against oxidative damage.
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Nutrition and breast cancer among sporadic cases and gene mutation carriers: An overview. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 32:52-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2008.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Steel JL, Geller DA, Gamblin TC, Olek MC, Carr BI. Depression, Immunity, and Survival in Patients With Hepatobiliary Carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:2397-405. [PMID: 17557953 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.06.4592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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PurposeThe aims of the present study were to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms at diagnosis, test the association between depressive symptoms and survival, and preliminarily test a mediational model of depression, immunity, and survival in patients with hepatobiliary carcinoma (HBC).Patients and MethodsOne hundred one patients diagnosed with HBC were prospectively studied. Depressive symptoms were measured at diagnosis using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Sociodemographic and disease-specific data were gathered from the patients' charts. In a subsample of patients, stress; alcohol, tobacco, and drug use; sleep quality; physical activity; social support; natural killer (NK) cell number and cytotoxicity; and plasma levels of interleukin (IL) -4, IL-5, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and interferon gamma were measured. Survival was measured from date of diagnosis to death.ResultsAt diagnosis, 37% of patients reported a CES-D score of ≥ 16 (clinical range). Using Cox regression analysis, sociodemographic and disease-specific variables and CES-D score significantly predicted survival (Breslow χ2= 32.4, P = .006). Only vascular invasion (P = .001) and CES-D score ≥ 16 (P = .03) were significant predictors. In a subsample of 23 patients, patients who reported a CES-D score of ≥ 16 were found to have significantly lower NK cell numbers than patients who reported a CES-D score of less than 16 (F1,21= 9.39, P = .003). A robust trend was found in which NK cell number was associated with survival. A mediational model linking depressive symptoms and survival, with NK cell number as a mediator, was preliminarily supported.ConclusionSecondary to the high prevalence of depressive symptoms and impact on survival, psychological and pharmacologic interventions should be designed and implemented in patients diagnosed with HBC.
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- Jennifer L Steel
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Liver Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Griffiths K, Prezioso D, Turkes A, Denis LJ. The prevention of prostate cancer. RECENT RESULTS IN CANCER RESEARCH. FORTSCHRITTE DER KREBSFORSCHUNG. PROGRES DANS LES RECHERCHES SUR LE CANCER 2007; 175:33-63. [PMID: 17432553 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-40901-4_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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From our better understanding of the natural history of prostate cancer, it is not unreasonable to believe that the disease is preventable. Prostate cancer has become a major healthcare problem worldwide, as life expectancy increases. Moreover, the cancer is slow growing, with a period of about 20-25 years from initiation to the stage when the clinically detectable phenotype can be identified. This review provides a simple overview of the endocrinology of prostate cancer and discusses some of the pharmaceutical agents that have been or are being tested to restrain, possibly arrest, the progression of this slowly growing cancer. Also discussed are many of the dietary factors that may influence the molecular or endocrine events implicated in its development. Dietary factors are considered responsible for the geographical differences in prostate cancer incidence and mortality. Since about 50% of all men worldwide, from both East and West, show evidence of microscopic cancer by 50 years of age, growth restraint would appear to be the pragmatic option to the possibility of preventing initiation.
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Tripathy D. Clinical testing of supplementation therapy in early stage breast cancer: pitfalls and opportunities. Integr Cancer Ther 2004; 2:160-2. [PMID: 15035905 DOI: 10.1177/1534735403002002010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Debu Tripathy
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX 75390-8852, USA.
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Massimino S, Kearns RJ, Loos KM, Burr J, Park JS, Chew B, Adams S, Hayek MG. Effects of age and dietary beta-carotene on immunological variables in dogs. J Vet Intern Med 2004; 17:835-42. [PMID: 14658721 DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2003.tb02523.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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beta-Carotene is a naturally occurring carotenoid reported to have health-promoting effects in several species. Advancing age is known to have a negative impact on various immune variables in several species. This study was conducted in order to assess the effect of age on immune response in dogs and to determine whether beta-carotene is able to reverse this age-associated decline. To test this hypothesis, young and old dogs (n = 36) were fed either a control diet or experimental diets containing supplemental beta-carotene for 2-month periods. Age significantly (P < .05) lowered CD4+ T cell populations (47.2% versus 33.7%; young-control versus old-control, respectively) and beta-carotene restored percent distributions in old dogs to nonsignificance versus younger controls (41.0%). T cell proliferation was lower in old dogs (30,254 +/- 2,248 versus 14,811 +/- 2,497 cCPM; young-control versus old-control, respectively; P < .05), and beta-carotene supplementation significantly improved responses in this age group (21,329 +/- 2,275 cCPM). Although B cell proliferation was depressed with age (17,967 +/- 1,384 versus 7,535 +/- 1,469 cCPM; young-control versus old-control, respectively; P < .05), beta-carotene supplementation improved B cell proliferation in young dogs (23,500 +/- 1,339 cCPM). Old dogs displayed lower delayed-type hypersensitivity test (DTH) responses versus younger controls to both phytohemagglutinin-P (PHA; 11.1 +/- 0.95 versus 7.57 +/- 1.15 mm; young-control versus old-control, respectively; P < .05) and sheep red blood cell (RBC; 9.12 +/- 0.62 versus 8.08 +/- 0.75 mm; young-control versus old-control, respectively; P < .10). beta-Carotene improved these responses, mostly within the first 24-48 hours after injection. In summary, older dogs have lower immunological responses compared with younger controls. beta-Carotene supplementation significantly restored immune responses in older dogs when compared with their age-matched controls and younger counterparts.
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Steel J, Carney M, Carr BI, Baum A. The role of psychosocial factors in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. Med Hypotheses 2004; 62:86-94. [PMID: 14729010 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-9877(03)00263-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The number of deaths per year from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) exceeds 250000, placing it sixth as the cause of death from cancer worldwide. The primary etiology of most cases of HCC in the US is hepatitis B and/or C. Extensive research has demonstrated that the relationship between hepatitis B infection and the progression to HCC is mediated by the immune system. A substantial, but unrelated literature, describes the relationship between psychosocial factors (e.g., stress, psychiatric morbidity), immune system reactivity, and disease progression in patients with cancer. However, the role of these factors in the progression of HBV-HCC has not been explored. An understanding of the relationship among virology, immunology, and behavior in the development and recurrence of HCC may provide alternative methods for secondary prevention of HCC (e.g., behavioral) until a vaccine and/or pharmacological treatments are developed, feasible, and affordable.
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- J Steel
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Sharma JB, Kumar A, Kumar A, Malhotra M, Arora R, Prasad S, Batra S. Effect of lycopene on pre-eclampsia and intra-uterine growth retardation in primigravidas. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2003; 81:257-62. [PMID: 12767566 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(03)00040-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To observe the effect of the antioxidant lycopene on the occurrence of pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation in primigravida women. METHODS A total of 251 primigravida women were enrolled in this prospective, randomized controlled study in the second trimester. A total of 116 women were given oral lycopene (Group I) in a dose of 2 mg twice daily while 135 women were given a placebo (Group II) in the same dose until delivery. The criteria for recruitment included gestational age of 16-20 weeks, singleton pregnancy, absence of any medical complication and willingness on the part of the women to participate in the study. The women were followed-up until delivery for development of pre-eclampsia, mode of delivery and fetal outcome. RESULTS The two groups were comparable in their maternal characteristics. Pre-eclampsia developed in significantly less women in the lycopene group than in the placebo group (8.6% vs. 17.7%, P=0.043 by chi-square test). Mean diastolic blood pressure was significantly higher in the placebo group (92.2+/-5.98 mmHg vs. 86.7+/-3.80 mmHg, P=0.012). Mean fetal weight was significantly higher in the lycopene group (2751.17+/-315.76 g vs. 2657+/-444.30 g, P=0.049). The incidence of intrauterine growth retardation was significantly lower in the lycopene group than in the placebo group (12% vs. 23.7%, P=0.033). CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study suggest that the antioxidant lycopene reduces the development of pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation in primigravida women.
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- J B Sharma
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
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Jakovljevic J, Touillaud MS, Bondy ML, Singletary SE, Pillow PC, Chang S. Dietary intake of selected fatty acids, cholesterol and carotenoids and estrogen receptor status in premenopausal breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2002; 75:5-14. [PMID: 12500930 DOI: 10.1023/a:1016588629495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Although a wealth of research has focused on the influence of diet on breast cancer risk, the relationships between dietary factors and tumor characteristics of breast cancer, like estrogen receptor (ER) status, are not well characterized. In a case-case study, we evaluated self-reported dietary intake for five individual carotenoids, selected fatty acids, and cholesterol 1 year before diagnosis in 34 premenopausal breast cancer patients with ER-negative tumors and 86 premenopausal breast cancer patients with ER-positive tumors from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. In multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, body mass index, and ethnicity, high intakes of linoleic acid were associated with more than a threefold greater risk of ER-negative disease than ER-positive disease (odds ratio (OR) = 3.48, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.42-8.54), whereas high cholesterol intake was associated with lower risk of ER-negative disease (OR = 0.35, 95% CI = 0.14-0.92). In a model evaluating carotenoids, selected fatty acids, and cholesterol together, the association with high intake of linoleic acid remained statistically significant (OR = 3.96,95% CI = 1.53-10.25), while those for high intake of cholesterol (OR = 0.38, 95% CI = 0.14-1.03) and low intake of cryptoxanthin (OR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.17-1.06) were of marginal significance. While no striking associations were observed for the intakes of total carotenoids, selected fatty acids, and cholesterol, our analysis revealed an association for the consumption of a specific fatty acid (i.e., linoleic acid), suggesting dietary influence of this factor on ER status in premenopausal breast cancer patients. However, larger studies are needed to clarify the role of micronutrients in ER status in breast cancer.
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- Jelena Jakovljevic
- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Rahmat A, Rosli R, Mohd. Zain WNIW, Endrini S, Sani HA. Antiproliferative Activity of Pure Lycopene Compared to Both Extracted Lycopene and Juices from Watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris) and Papaya (Caricapapaya) on Human Breast and Liver Cancer Cell Lines. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2002. [DOI: 10.3923/jms.2002.55.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Moorman PG, Ricciuti MF, Millikan RC, Newman B. Vitamin supplement use and breast cancer in a North Carolina population. Public Health Nutr 2001; 4:821-7. [PMID: 11415490 DOI: 10.1079/phn2001121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Laboratory data suggest that several different vitamins may inhibit the growth of mammary cancers, however epidemiologic data on the relationship between vitamin supplement use and breast cancer are inconsistent. We examined the association between self-reported vitamin supplement use and breast cancer among black women and white women. DESIGN AND SETTING The data came from a population-based, case-control study conducted in North Carolina between 1993 and 1996. Logistic regression models were used to calculate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for breast cancer associated with the use of multivitamins or individual vitamin supplements. SUBJECTS Eligible cases were aged 20 to 74, and approximately 40% of the study population were black women. The analyses included 861 cases and 790 controls. RESULTS Among all women, there was little evidence for an association between any vitamin supplement and breast cancer. Modest inverse associations were observed among white women for use of multivitamins 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.59-1.12), vitamin C 95% CI: 0.54-1.14) and vitamin E 95% CI: 0.49-1.13). There was no evidence that vitamin supplements reduced the risk of breast cancer among black women. CONCLUSIONS This study provided very limited support for the hypothesis that vitamin supplements may reduce the risk of breast cancer. Although dietary factors are likely an important influence in breast cancer aetiology, reductions in risk are most likely to be achieved through dietary modification rather than through vitamin supplementation.
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- P G Moorman
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
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UNLABELLED In North America and Northern Europe, breast cancer incidence rates begin increasing in the early reproductive years and continue climbing into the late seventies, whereas rates plateau after menopause in japan and less developed countries. Female gender, age and country of birth are the strongest determinants of disease risk. Family history and mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are important correlates of lifetime risk. Genetic polymorphisms associated with estrogen synthesis and metabolism are currently under study. Atypical hyperplasia and molecular alterations in benign breast lesions appear to be involved in the pathogenesis of invasive carcinoma. In postmenopausal women, increased breast density on mammograms increases risk. Bone density and breast cancer are associated, presumably through the mechanism of endogenous estrogen levels. Serum estrogen levels are higher in breast cancer cases than controls. Many established risk factors for breast cancer may function through and endocrine mechanism. Current use of oral contraceptives and prolonged, current or recent use of hormone replacement therapy moderately increase risk. Tamoxifen and possibly other selective estrogen receptor modulators reduce breast cancer risk in high risk women. Relationships between various dietary micro and macronutrients and breast cancer have been suggested but require evaluation in clinical trials. Whereas alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk, most environmental factors, including polychlorinated compounds and electromagnetic fields, are not. CONCLUSION Breast cancer etiology is becoming clearer through the study of molecular alterations in germline and somatic cell genes, and the interaction of these genes with steroid hormones and relevant growth factors. This knowledge should be useful for breast cancer prevention.
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- B S Hulka
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, 2104 McGavran-Greenberg Building, CB# 7400, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400, USA.
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The clinical expression of in situ cancer varies widely but is usually occult. Diagnosis can be made by a variety of minimally invasive techniques. Treatment of lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) is patient-directed but generally requires only close follow-up. Mastectomy is the gold standard for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and is associated with low recurrence rates. Breast conservation therapy (BCT) has become an acceptable alternative. This choice of definitive therapy for DCIS depends largely on the ability to obtain negative margins. Any attempt at BCT should be coupled with the caveat of close postoperative long-term follow-up. Patients diagnosed with LCIS or who have a history of DCIS should be given the options for the use of tamoxifen for the reduction of subsequent development of invasive breast cancer. Risk versus benefits should be clearly defined.
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- R S Henry-Tillman
- Department of Surgery, Division of Breast Surgical Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, John L McClellan Veterans' Administration Hospital, 4301 West Markham, Slot 725, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA
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The level of selenium in cancer patients is lower than that in control subjects. However, low selenium levels in body fluids can be due to the malnutrition observed in these patients. There is evidence from epidemiologic studies that high dietary selenium intakes and high selenium status in people are associated with lower cancer mortality. However, contradictory information has been found in some prospective studies. The presence of other nutrients in selenium-rich foods can influence the role of the selenium in cancer etiology. Therefore, there are selenium antagonistic elements that inhibit the anticarcinogenic effects of selenium and other antioxidant micronutrients such as ascorbic acid, retinol, beta-carotene, alpha-tocopherol, and some other elements have a synergistic effect on the prevention of cancer.
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- M S Alaejos
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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A recent prospective study found that consumption of fruits and vegetables high in specific carotenoids and vitamins reduced breast cancer risk among premenopausal women. This observed protection might not be due to the anticarcinogenic mechanism of a single nutrient. Further prospective studies relating blood and dietary micronutrients to breast cancer risk are warranted.
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- N McKeown
- Vitamin K Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Zhang S, Hunter DJ, Forman MR, Rosner BA, Speizer FE, Colditz GA, Manson JE, Hankinson SE, Willett WC. Dietary carotenoids and vitamins A, C, and E and risk of breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 1999; 91:547-56. [PMID: 10088626 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.6.547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Data on intake of specific carotenoids and breast cancer risk are limited. Furthermore, studies of vitamins A, C, and E in relation to breast cancer risk are inconclusive. We have conducted a large, prospective study to evaluate long-term intakes of these nutrients and breast cancer risk. METHODS We examined, by use of multivariate analysis, associations between intakes of specific carotenoids, vitamins A, C, and E , consumption of fruits and vegetables, and breast cancer risk in a cohort of 83234 women (aged 33-60 years in 1980) who were participating in the Nurses' Health Study. Through 1994, we identified 2697 incident cases of invasive breast cancer (784 premenopausal and 1913 postmenopausal). RESULTS Intakes of beta-carotene from food and supplements, lutein/zeaxanthin, and vitamin A from foods were weakly inversely associated with breast cancer risk in premenopausal women. Strong inverse associations were found for increasing quintiles of alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lutein/zeaxanthin, total vitamin C from foods, and total vitamin A among premenopausal women with a positive family history of breast cancer. An inverse association was also found for increasing quintiles of beta-carotene among premenopausal women who consumed 15 g or more of alcohol per day. Premenopausal women who consumed five or more servings per day of fruits and vegetables had modestly lower risk of breast cancer than those who had less than two servings per day (relative risk [RR] = 0.77; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.58-1.02); this association was stronger among premenopausal women who had a positive family history of breast cancer (RR = 0.29; 95% CI = 0.13-0.62) or those who consumed 15 g or more of alcohol per day (RR = 0.53; 95% CI = 0.27-1.04). CONCLUSIONS Consumption of fruits and vegetables high in specific carotenoids and vitamins may reduce premenopausal breast cancer risk.
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- S Zhang
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Djuric Z, Depper JB, Uhley V, Smith D, Lababidi S, Martino S, Heilbrun LK. Oxidative DNA damage levels in blood from women at high risk for breast cancer are associated with dietary intakes of meats, vegetables, and fruits. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION 1998; 98:524-8. [PMID: 9597024 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8223(98)00119-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We examined the relationship between intakes of specific foods--namely, meats, vegetables, and fruits--with levels of oxidative DNA damage in women consuming their own usual diet or a diet low in fat. DESIGN Blood was obtained from women who had been assigned randomly to a low-fat or nonintervention diet for 3 to 24 months. Levels of 5-hydroxymethyluracil, a type of oxidative DNA damage, were determined. Diet data were obtained from 3-day food records. SUBJECTS/SETTING The 21 women were participating in an outpatient clinic. All the women were healthy but had a first-degree relative with breast cancer. INTERVENTION The intervention was a self-selected diet with a goal of 15% of energy from fat. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Existing data on oxidative DNA damage levels were evaluated for possible relationships to foods eaten. Intakes of raw and cooked vegetables were examined separately. Meat intake was examined by type of meat (pork, beef, fish, chicken) and by cooking temperature. STATISTICAL ANALYSES Initial univariate analyses relied on Spearman rank correlations of each food item with DNA damage. Further analyses of the data were performed with univariate and multivariate weighted least squares regression models. RESULTS The model that best explained DNA damage levels was a bivariate regression model that included the intake of cooked vegetables and the sum of beef and pork intake. This model accounted for 85% of the variation in DNA damage levels among women. Preliminary results are suggestive of a positive association of DNA damage with beef and pork intake and a negative association with cooked vegetable intake. APPLICATION These observations, if confirmed in larger studies, suggest specific dietary changes to reduce oxidative DNA damage levels and possibly cancer risk.
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- Z Djuric
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., USA
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A diet rich in carotenoid-containing foods is associated with a number of health benefits. Lycopene provides the familiar red color to tomato products and is one of the major carotenoids in the diet of North Americans and Europeans. Interest in lycopene is growing rapidly following the recent publication of epidemiologic studies implicating lycopene in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancers of the prostate or gastrointestinal tract. Lycopene has unique structural and chemical features that may contribute to specific biological properties. Data concerning lycopene bioavailability, tissue distribution, metabolism, excretion, and biological actions in experimental animals and humans are beginning to accumulate although much additional research is necessary. This review will summarize our knowledge in these areas as well as the associations between lycopene consumption and human health.
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- S K Clinton
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Cade J, Thomas E, Vail A. Case-control study of breast cancer in south east England: nutritional factors. J Epidemiol Community Health 1998; 52:105-10. [PMID: 9578857 PMCID: PMC1756672 DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.2.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore dietary risk factors, in particular fat intake, for breast cancer, using an approach to reduce recall bias of subjects and so provide a more reliable estimate of dietary intake than previous similar studies. DESIGN A case-control study of women aged 50-65 years attending the breast assessment clinics of the breast screening programme in Southampton and Portsmouth, southern England. Data were analysed for all women requiring further clinical procedures; all women recalled to have an early rescreen; and a random sample of women found to be normal and referred for a routine rescreening appointment (standard recall). MEASUREMENTS An interview obtained information on various lifestyle characteristics including smoking and alcohol intake, weight, waist, and hip measurements were also taken at the clinic. Women were given a detailed questionnaire on food intake to complete at home and return by post. RESULTS 1577 women were included in the study: 220 with breast cancer (cases); 179 with benign breast disease; 353 early rescreen and 825 given a standard recall appointment. There were few differences in nutritional intake between the four groups. Logistic regression analyses were carried out comparing the dietary intake of cases with that of each control group adjusting for important demographic and reproductive factors. Results for the case and standard recall comparison are presented. The only non-calorific nutrient to reach significance was iron, which was negatively associated with risk (p = 0.03). For fat intake, the odds decreased with increasing polyunsaturated fat (p = 0.15), showed no trend with monounsaturated fat (p = 0.37) and increased (p = 0.10) with increasing saturated fat. No pattern was clear for the other calorie providing nutrients. CONCLUSIONS In line with recent cohort studies, this study has shown no evidence to support the hypothesis that dietary fat is an important contributor to breast cancer rates. Biases should have been reduced by studying subjects from the screening programme who were at an early stage of disease.
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- J Cade
- Public Health Division, Nuffield Institute for Health, University of Leeds
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Breast cancer is a major health problem in America, accounting for almost one-third of cancer-related deaths in women. The prevention of breast cancer through dietary modification is an active area of clinical and epidemiologic research. It has been proposed that the dietary supplementation of vitamin E, a lipid-soluble antioxidant, may reduce a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. In animal models, vitamin E has decreased the incidence of carcinogen-induced mammary tumors. Intake and serum levels of vitamin E and their relation to breast cancer have been evaluated in epidemiologic studies. Results of epidemiologic studies, however, have been conflicting. In this review, we examine the evidence that is available pertaining to the relationship between vitamin E and breast cancer. Although epidemiologic study results have been inconsistent, further study of this nontoxic vitamin is warranted. Particular attention should be paid to the interactions of other antioxidants with vitamin E and to the duration and timing (pre- vs. postmenopausal) of vitamin E use in determining its preventive utility in breast cancer.
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- G G Kimmick
- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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Breast cancer: weighing up the dietary evidence. Breast 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(96)90102-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Lupulescu A. The role of hormones, growth factors and vitamins in carcinogenesis. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 1996; 23:95-130. [PMID: 8835851 DOI: 10.1016/1040-8428(96)00198-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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- A Lupulescu
- Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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Knekt P, Järvinen R, Seppänen R, Pukkala E, Aromaa A. Intake of dairy products and the risk of breast cancer. Br J Cancer 1996; 73:687-91. [PMID: 8605108 PMCID: PMC2074353 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The relationship between intake of dairy products and risk of breast cancer was studied in 4697 initially cancer-free women, aged 15 years or over. During a 25 year follow-up period after the collection of food consumption data, 88 breast cancers were diagnosed. Intakes of foods were calculated from dietary history interviews covering the habitual diet of examinees over the preceding year. There was a significant inverse gradient between milk intake and incidence of breast cancer, the age-adjusted relative risk of breast cancer being 0.42 (95% confidence interval=0.24-0.74) between the highest and lowest tertiles of milk consumption. The associations with respect to other dairy products were not significant. Adjustment for potential confounding factors, i.e. smoking, body mass index, number of childbirths, occupation and geographic area, resulted in only a minor change in the milk intake-breast cancer relation. Nor did adjustment for intake of other foodstuffs and nutrients, e.g. energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins and trace elements, alter the results. No significant interactions between milk intake and demographic or dietary variables or time of cancer diagnosis were observed. Our data suggest that there is a protective effect, dietary or habitual, associated with consumption of milk that overwhelms the associations between different other factors and risk of breast cancer.
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- P Knekt
- National Public Health Insitute, Helsinki, Finland
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β-carotene supplementation enhances lymphocyte proliferation with mitogens in human peripheral blood lymphocytes. Nutr Res 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0271-5317(96)00005-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bode AM. Metabolism of vitamin C in health and disease. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 1996; 38:21-47. [PMID: 8895802 DOI: 10.1016/s1054-3589(08)60977-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- A M Bode
- Physiology Department School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks 58201, USA
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Vinceti M, Rovesti S, Gabrielli C, Marchesi C, Bergomi M, Martini M, Vivoli G. Cancer mortality in a residential cohort exposed to environmental selenium through drinking water. J Clin Epidemiol 1995; 48:1091-7. [PMID: 7636510 DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00014-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Cancer mortality from 1986 to 1992 was examined in a cohort of 4419 individuals who had been residing in an area of the municipality of Reggio Emilia, northern Italy, where tap water with unusually high selenium content was accidentally supplied. Mortality for all cancers was not significantly different, both in males and in females, from that expected using death rates in the remaining municipal population as standard rates. No significant difference in mortality for site-specific cancers was observed in males, while in females a higher mortality for malignancies of the lymphatic-hematopoietic tissue overall considered and for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was detected. Even if evaluation of the results is hampered by the low number of cancer deaths on which the analysis is based, findings of the study do not support the hypothesis of a strong inverse independent relationship between dietary intake of selenium and cancer mortality in humans.
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- M Vinceti
- Institute of Hygiene, University of Modena Medical School, Italy
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Boyle P, Veronesi U, Tubiana M, Alexander FE, da Silva F, Denis LJ, Freire JM, Hakama M, Hirsch A, Kroes R. European School of Oncology Advisory report to the European Commission for the "Europe Against Cancer Programme" European Code Against Cancer. Eur J Cancer 1995; 31A:1395-405. [PMID: 7577062 DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00334-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A European School of Oncology Advisory Group has reviewed the European Code Against Cancer after its initial use over a 6-year period. With minor modifications, the original ten recommendations were found to be adequate, although it was agreed that an Annex was necessary to explain the scientific evidence supporting each point, and is presented herewith. Tobacco smoking clearly remains the most important cause of cancer, and now it can be quantified better than ever before. It is also clear that it is never too late to stop smoking: stopping even in middle age, prior to the onset of serious illness has a beneficial effect on life expectancy. Alcohol drinking is an important cause of cancer, and yet modest consumption levels protect against cardiovascular disease mortality. The optimal strategy seems to be a consumption not exceeding 2-3 drinks per day, although this limit may be lower for women. Increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, reduction in consumption of fatty foods, reduction of obesity and increased physical activity can all be recommended to reduce cancer risk. Exposure to excessive sunlight remains a problem which should be limited. Control of occupational cancer is a three-way partnership: legislation identifies and limits exposure to known carcinogens, employers enact the legislation and workers should respect the measures introduced. There are a number of signs and symptoms which may lead to cancer being diagnosed earlier, and patients with these should be referred to a doctor. For women, participation in organised programmes of cervical cancer and breast cancer (after 50 years of age) should lead to a reduction in mortality from these forms of cancer. The key element is organised programmes, where quality control and quality assurance are in force. These revised recommendations are the result of an agreement following advice, review and dialogue with cancer experts throughout Europe. They were approved by the European Community Cancer Experts at their meeting in Bonn on 28-29 November 1994. Their implementation by the European population should greatly reduce cancer incidence and mortality.
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- P Boyle
- European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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The risk of developing breast cancer in females is determined by characteristics of hormone- and pregnancy-related tissue growth and development and mechanistic interactions between carcinogens and molecular targets and clonal selection of cell lines. Animal models have substantiated the idea that breast tissue may have periods of increased sensitivity to carcinogens and that dietary fat, and particularly energy intake, affect cancer risk. In epidemiological research, ecological studies clearly demonstrated positive associations between dietary fat and breast cancer risk, but individual-based case-control studies and cohort studies did not support a causal interpretation. The debate is now whether the ecological fallacy or biases in analytical epidemiology account for the apparent discrepancy, and the character of the debate is mainly of a methodological nature. Ecological and analytical studies, however, are fundamentally different with respect to the time- and age-axes considered. The lack of association in analytical studies addressing late-stage carcinogenesis may be attributed to exposures being relevant earlier in life. Analytical studies that integrate insights relating to periods of increased tissue susceptibility and mechanistic models of carcinogenic action may be fruitful in producing new outlooks for breast cancer prevention.
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- P van 't Veer
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands
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