SynthesisNutrition journal2015
A review and meta-analysis of prospective studies of red and processed meat, meat cooking methods, heme iron, heterocyclic amines and prostate cancer.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Modifiable risk factors for prostate cancer in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2022Pooled it
- Association Between Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Risk of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Consumption of red meat and processed meat and cancer incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.European journal of epidemiology · 2021Pooled it
- Association between dietary protein intake and prostate cancer risk: evidence from a meta-analysis.World journal of surgical oncology · 2018Pooled it
- A Western Dietary Pattern Increases Prostate Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2016Pooled it
- Fasting blood glucose, glycaemic control and prostate cancer risk in the Finnish Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer.British journal of cancer · 2018Trial
- Drinking water nitrate, disinfection byproducts, and prostate cancer incidence in the Agricultural Health Study.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2026Article
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- Linking Processed and Red Meat Consumption to Specific Lung Cancer Subtypes: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2026Article
- Associations between Cooking Methods and Socio-Demographic, Dietary, and Anthropometric Factors: Results from the Cross-Sectional Swiss National Nutrition Survey.Annals of nutrition & metabolism · 2025Article
- Causal roles of dietary structure and types on prostate cancer risk: A mendelian randomization study.BMC cancer · 2024Article
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- The complex interplay of modifiable risk factors affecting prostate cancer disparities in African American men.Nature reviews. Urology · 2024Review
- Causal relationship between prostatic diseases and prostate cancer: a mendelian randomization study.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- CD36: The Bridge between Lipids and Tumors.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Modifiable risk factors for subsequent lethal prostate cancer among men with an initially negative prostate biopsy.British journal of cancer · 2023Article
- Dietary Heat-Treatment Contaminants Exposure and Cancer: A Case Study from Turkey.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Cyclocreatine Suppresses Creatine Metabolism and Impairs Prostate Cancer Progression.Cancer research · 2022Article
- Genesis and Mechanism of Some Cancer Types and an Overview on the Role of Diet and Nutrition in Cancer Prevention.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Prostate cancer remains a significant public health concern among men in the U.S. and worldwide. Epidemiologic studies have generally produced inconclusive results for dietary risk factors for prostate cancer, including consumption of red and processed meats. We aimed to update a previous meta-analysis of prospective cohorts of red and processed meats and prostate cancer with the inclusion of new and updated cohort studies, as well as evaluate meat cooking methods, heme iron, and heterocyclic amine (HCA) intake exposure data. A comprehensive literature search was performed and 26 publications from 19 different cohort studies were included. Random effects models were used to calculate summary relative risk estimates (SRREs) for high vs. low exposure categories. Additionally, meta-regression analyses and stratified intake analyses were conducted to evaluate dose-response relationships. The SRREs for total prostate cancer and total red meat consumption, fresh red meat consumption, and processed meat consumption were 1.02 (95% CI: 0.92-1.12), 1.06 (95% CI: 0.97-1.16), and 1.05 (95% CI: 1.01-1.10), respectively. Analyses were also conducted for the outcomes of non-advanced, advanced, and fatal prostate cancer when sufficient data were available, but these analyses did not produce significant results. No significant SRREs were observed for any of the meat cooking methods, HCA, or heme iron analyses. Dose-response analyses did not reveal significant patterns of associations between red or processed meat and prostate cancer. In conclusion, the results from our analyses do not support an association between red meat or processed consumption and prostate cancer, although we observed a weak positive summary estimate for processed meats.
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