Peaches/nectarines and ovarian cancer.

Data about peaches was provided by a pooled analysis of 7 cohorts. No association was found with ovarian cancer risk.

Author	Cohort name	Subjects	Years of follow-up	Cases	End point	Consumption of	Relative Risk (RR)	Adjustments
9) Koushik A (2005)	Pooled analysis of 7 cohort studies.	324,437 women.	7-22	1,156	Invasive epithelial ovarian cancer risk	Peaches	INCLUSION CRITERIA: At least 50 incident invasive epithelial ovarian cancer cases. An assessment of usual diet. A validation study of the diet assessment method or a closely related instrument. INCLUDED STUDIES (Follow-up years/No. of ovarian cancer casses): The Canadian National Breast Screening Study (1980-2000/223). Terry PD. Cigarette smoking and the risk of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer in a prospective cohort study. Eur J Cancer. 2003 May;39(8):1157-64. Abstract The Iowa Women's Health Study (1986-2001/208). Kushi LH. Prospective study of diet and ovarian cancer. Am J Epidemiol. 1999 Jan 1;149(1):21-31 Full text The New York State Cohort (1980-1987/77). Bandera EV. Diet and alcohol consumption and lung cancer risk in the New York State Cohort (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 1997 Nov;8(6):828-40. Abstract The New York University Women's Health Study (1985-1998/65). Kato I. Prospective study of diet and female colorectal cancer: the New York University Women's Health Study. Nutr Cancer. 1997;28(3):276-81. Abstract The Nurses' Health Study A + B (A = 1980-1986/120. B = 1986-2002/315). Fairfield KM. Risk of ovarian carcinoma and consumption of vitamins A, C, and E and specific carotenoids: a prospective analysis. Cancer. 2001 Nov 1;92(9):2318-26. Full text The Nurses' Health Study II (1991-2000/52). Cho E. Premenopausal fat intake and risk of breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Jul 16;95(14):1079-85. Full text The Women's Health Study (1993-2004/104). Higginbotham S. Dietary glycemic load and breast cancer risk in the Women's Health Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Jan;13(1):65-70. Full text RELATIVE RISK: RR = 1.00 (0.85-1.17) for a daily increment of 1 serving (= 1 peach, or 1/2 cup, or 87 g). P for between-studies heterogeneity = 0.79.	Parity, oral contraceptive use, menopausal status and postmenopausal hormone use, age at menarche, BMI, physical activity, smoking status, and total energy intake. Age in years and year of questionnaire return were included as stratification variables.

Author

Cohort name

Subjects

Years of follow-up

Cases

End point

Consumption of

Relative Risk (RR)

Adjustments

9) Koushik A (2005)

Pooled analysis of 7 cohort studies.

324,437 women.

7-22

1,156

Invasive epithelial ovarian cancer risk

Peaches

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

At least 50 incident invasive epithelial ovarian cancer cases.
An assessment of usual diet.
A validation study of the diet assessment method or a closely related instrument.

INCLUDED STUDIES (Follow-up years/No. of ovarian cancer casses):

The Canadian National Breast Screening Study (1980-2000/223).
Terry PD. Cigarette smoking and the risk of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer in a prospective cohort study. Eur J Cancer. 2003 May;39(8):1157-64. Abstract
The Iowa Women's Health Study (1986-2001/208).
Kushi LH. Prospective study of diet and ovarian cancer. Am J Epidemiol. 1999 Jan 1;149(1):21-31 Full text
The New York State Cohort (1980-1987/77).
Bandera EV. Diet and alcohol consumption and lung cancer risk in the New York State Cohort (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 1997 Nov;8(6):828-40. Abstract
The New York University Women's Health Study (1985-1998/65).
Kato I. Prospective study of diet and female colorectal cancer: the New York University Women's Health Study. Nutr Cancer. 1997;28(3):276-81. Abstract
The Nurses' Health Study A + B (A = 1980-1986/120. B = 1986-2002/315).
Fairfield KM. Risk of ovarian carcinoma and consumption of vitamins A, C, and E and specific carotenoids: a prospective analysis. Cancer. 2001 Nov 1;92(9):2318-26. Full text
The Nurses' Health Study II (1991-2000/52).
Cho E. Premenopausal fat intake and risk of breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Jul 16;95(14):1079-85. Full text
The Women's Health Study (1993-2004/104).
Higginbotham S. Dietary glycemic load and breast cancer risk in the Women's Health Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Jan;13(1):65-70. Full text

RELATIVE RISK:

RR = 1.00 (0.85-1.17) for a daily increment of 1 serving (= 1 peach, or 1/2 cup, or 87 g).

P for between-studies heterogeneity = 0.79.

Parity, oral contraceptive use, menopausal status and postmenopausal hormone use, age at menarche, BMI, physical activity, smoking status, and total energy intake. Age in years and year of questionnaire return were included as stratification variables.

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Literature review.

Relating various aspects of our diet
to ovarian cancer risk & mortality.

Peaches/nectarines and ovarian cancer.

Cancer & Diet. A systematic review.

Literature review.

Relating various aspects of our dietto ovarian cancer risk & mortality.

Peaches/nectarines and ovarian cancer.

Relating various aspects of our diet
to ovarian cancer risk & mortality.