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SynthesisScientific reports2016

Dairy Product, Calcium Intake and Lung Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

Yang Yang, Xu Wang, Qinghua Yao, Liqiang Qin, Chao Xu

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Synthesis in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yang YangDepartment of Radiation Therapy, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Xu WangDepartment of Radiology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Qinghua YaoDepartment of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital; Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.
Liqiang QinDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Chao XuDepartment of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital; Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital · CNSoochow University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of dairy products on human health have been studied for years. However, the relationship between dairy products as well as calcium intake and the risk of lung cancer is still inconclusive. A total of 32 studies regarding this association were identified from the PubMed and Web of Science databases through April 1, 2015, including 12 cohort studies and 20 case-control studies. After pooling the results of individual studies, the summary RRs (relative risks) of lung cancer for the highest versus lowest intake were 1.05 (95%CI: 0.84-1.31) and 1.08 (95%CI: 0.80-1.46) for total dairy products and milk, respectively. The results on the consumption of cheese, yogurt and low-fat milk were also negative, and the RRs for total and dietary calcium intakes were 0.99 (95%CI: 0.70-1.38) and 0.85 (95%CI: 0.63-1.13), respectively. After stratifying by potential confounders, the results remained consistent in most subgroup analyses. Our study indicates that intake of dairy products or calcium was not statistically associated with the risk of lung cancer. This negative finding provides a conclusive answer to the disease association issue based on current evidence, and suggests that further efforts should be made to find other nutritional risk factors for lung cancer.

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Calcium, DietaryCase-Control StudiesDairy ProductsDietFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleRisk AssessmentCalcium, Dietary

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PMID26877260
PMCPMC4753428
OpenAlexW2275899828

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