Title
Dairy consumption and ovarian cancer risk in the Netherlands Cohort Study on diet and cancer
Author
TNO Kwaliteit van Leven TNO Voeding
Mommers, M.
Schouten, L.J.
Goldbohm, R.A.
van den Brandt, P.A.
Publication year
2006
Abstract
Ovary cancer risk in relation to consumption of dairy products was investigated using a self-administered questionnaire on dietary habits and other risk factors for cancer, which was completed in 1986 by 62 573 postmenopausal women participating in the Netherlands Cohort Study. Follow-up for cancer was implemented by annual record linkage with the Netherlands Cancer Registry and a nationwide pathology registry. After 11.3 years of follow-up, data of 252 incident epithelial ovarian cancer cases and 2216 subcohort members were available for analysis. No association was seen between consumption of milk yoghurt, cheese or fermented dairy products and ovarian cancer risk. The multivariable adjusted relative risk of epithelial ovarian cancer for women in the highest compared to the lowest quintile of intake of lactose or dairy fat was 0.93 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.60-1.45; Ptrend = 0.32) and 1.53 (95% CI = 1.00-2.36; Ptrend = 0.11), respectively. Lactose or dairy fat intakes were not associated with serous ovarian cancer risk. Our results do not support an association between consumption of dairy products or lactose intake and ovarian cancer. © 2006 Cancer Research. Chemicals / CAS: lactose, 10039-26-6, 16984-38-6, 63-42-3, 64044-51-5; Dietary Fats; Lactose, 63-42-3
Subject
Food and Chemical Risk Analysis
Dairy fat
Dairy products
Lactose
Milk
Ovarian neoplasms
Fat
Lactose
Yoghurt
Adult
Aged
Cancer incidence
Cancer registry
Cancer risk
Cheese
Cohort analysis
Comparative study
Confidence interval
Controlled study
Dairy product
Eating habit
Female
Fermentation
Follow up
Food intake
Human
Milk
Netherlands
Ovary cancer
Pathology
Postmenopause
Priority journal
Questionnaire
Risk factor
Aged
Animals
Cattle
Cohort Studies
Dairy Products
Diet
Dietary Fats
Female
Humans
Incidence
Lactose
Middle Aged
Milk
Netherlands
Ovarian Neoplasms
Risk Factors
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6602890
TNO identifier
239092
ISSN
0007-0920
Source
British Journal of Cancer, 94 (94), 165-170
Document type
article