Data about dried fruits was provided by one cohort with very few cases (1). A significant protective effect against pancreatic cancer death was found.
No association with pancreatic cancer death was found of the combined effect of dried fruits and nuts in another cohort (8).
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments |
| 8) Appleby PN. (2002) | The Health Food Shoppers Study. | 10,741 subjects, aged 16-89 (4,325 men, 6,416 women. 8,675 non-smokers). (UK) | 1973-79 to 1997 | 39 (17 men, and 22 women. 31 non-smokers)? | Pancreatic cancer mortality | Nuts/dried fruit (not defined) | RR = 0.79 (0.38-1.66; No P-value) for daily consumption vs less frequent consumption. | Age at recruitment, sex, smoking, and each other food (fresh fruit, wholemeal bread, nuts/dried fruit, raw vegetable salads, and bran cereals). |
| 1) Mills PK (1988) | The Adventist Health Study | 34,198 non-Hispanic white California Seventh-day Adventists aged ≥ 25. | 1976-82 | 36 | Pancreas cancer death | Raisins, dates, other dried fruits |
RR = 0.35 (0.17-0.73; P = 0.009) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption. Amount specific data (Frequency of use): < 1X/mo: RR = 1. 1-2X/mo: RR = 0.47 (0.19-1.15). ≥ 3X/wk: RR = 0.35 (0.17-0.73). This association remained after inclusion of smoking status, current use of meat/poultry/fish, vegetarian protein products, and legumes in the model: RR = 0.19 (0.04-0.86). | Age and sex. |