Total cancer risk: No data was found.
Total cancer mortality: Data about total cancer mortality was provided by 2 cohorts. A nonsignificant trend of a protective effect among men was found in one cohort.
No other associations were found.
Conclusion: No evidence was found for an association between seaweed and total cancer.
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments | |||||||||||||
| 21) Iso H (2007) | The JACC Study. | 43,179 men, and 59,483 women. (Japan) | Not defined. | 3,590 men, and 2,133 women. | All cancer mortality | Seaweed (algae) |
Age and study area. |
16) Khan MM. (2004) | No cohort name. | 1,524 men and 1,634 women aged ≥ 40 living in Hokkaido, Japan. | 1984-2002 | 155 men, 89 women? | Total cancer mortality | Seaweed | Men: RR = 0.9 (0.6-1.2; No P-value). | Women: RR = 1.0 (0.6-1.5; No P-value). RRs are for consumption ≥ several times/wk vs ≤ several times/month. Men: age and smoking. Women: age, health status, health education, health screening + smoking. |
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