ArticleCancer2015
Dietary intake of fish, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and survival after breast cancer: A population-based follow-up study on Long Island, New York.
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- Dietary intake and biomarkers of linoleic acid and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2020Pooled it
- Dairy Products Intake and Endometrial Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Nutrients · 2017Pooled it
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- Plasma Cholesterol- and Body Fat-Lowering Effects of Chicken Protein Hydrolysate and Oil in High-Fat Fed Male Wistar Rats.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Contribution of n-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids to the Prevention of Breast Cancer Risk Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Association between dietary fat and fat subtypes with the risk of breast cancer in an Iranian population: a case-control study.Lipids in health and disease · 2021Article
- Diet Quality and Breast Cancer Recurrence and Survival: The Pathways Study.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2021Article
- Self-reported residential pesticide use and survival after breast cancer.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2019Article
- Immune regulation and anti-cancer activity by lipid inflammatory mediators.International immunopharmacology · 2018Review
- Validation of repeated self-reported n-3 PUFA intake using serum phospholipid fatty acids as a biomarker in breast cancer patients during treatment.Nutrition journal · 2018Article
- Grilled, Barbecued, and Smoked Meat Intake and Survival Following Breast Cancer.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2017Article
- Modification of the association between recreational physical activity and survival after breast cancer by promoter methylation in breast cancer-related genes.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2017Article
- DNA methylation modifies the association between obesity and survival after breast cancer diagnosis.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn laboratory experiments, ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been found to reduce inflammatory eicosanoids resulting from ω-6 PUFA metabolism via competitive inhibition, and the ω-3-induced cytotoxic environment increases apoptosis and reduces cell growth in breast cancer cells. To the authors' knowledge, epidemiologic investigations regarding whether dietary ω-3 PUFA intake benefits survival after breast cancer are limited and inconsistent.
methodsThe authors used resources from a population-based follow-up study conducted on Long Island, New York, among 1463 women newly diagnosed with first primary breast cancer who were interviewed an average of approximately 3 months after diagnosis to assess risk and prognostic factors, including dietary intake (using a food frequency questionnaire). Vital status was determined through 2011, yielding a median follow-up of 14.7 years and 485 deaths. Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were estimated using Cox proportional hazards regression.
resultsAll-cause mortality was reduced among women with breast cancer reporting the highest quartile of intake (compared with never) for tuna (HR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.55-0.92), other baked/broiled fish (HR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.58-0.97), and the dietary long-chain ω-3 PUFAs docosahexaenoic acid (HR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.55-0.92) and eicosapentaenoic acid (HR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.58-0.97).
conclusionsAll-cause mortality was reduced by 16% to 34% among women with breast cancer who reported a high intake of fish and long-chain ω-3 PUFAs. Long-chain ω-3 PUFA intake from fish and other dietary sources may provide a potential strategy to improve survival after breast cancer.
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