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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2022

Phytosterol intake and overall survival in newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patients: An ambispective cohort study.

Jun-Qi Zhao, Ying-Ying Hao, Ting-Ting Gong, Yi-Fan Wei, Gang Zheng, Zong-Da Du, Bing-Jie Zou, Shi Yan, Fang-Hua Liu, Song Gao and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in nutrition, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Jun-Qi ZhaoDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Ying-Ying HaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Ting-Ting GongDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Yi-Fan WeiDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Gang ZhengDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Zong-Da DuDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Bing-Jie ZouDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Shi YanDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Fang-Hua LiuDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Song GaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Qi-Jun WuDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Yu-Hong ZhaoDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Phytosterol is a bioactive compound existing in all plant foods, which might have anticancer properties. The aim of this study was to first assess the impact of the pre-diagnosis phytosterol intake on overall survival (OS) of patients with ovarian cancer (OC). Materials and methods: This ambispective cohort study recruited 703 newly diagnosed OC patients to investigate the aforementioned associations. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated 111-item food frequency questionnaire. Deaths were ascertained until March 31, 2021, through active follow-up and medical records. Cox proportional hazards regression models were applied to calculate the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: During the median follow-up of 37.17 months, 130 deaths occurred. The median age at diagnosis of 703 OC patients was 53.00 (interquartile: 48.00-60.00) years. Of these, almost half patients (48.08%) were diagnosed in advanced International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage (III-IV). Additionally, more than half patients were serous carcinoma (68.14%), poorly differentiated (85.21%), and no residual lesions (78.66%). Patients consumed the highest tertile of dietary campesterol (HR = 0.54, 95% CI = 0.31-0.94, Conclusion: Pre-diagnosis higher campesterol, stigmasterol, and β-sitosterol intake were associated with better survival among OC patients.

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cohortdietovarian cancerphytosterolsurvival

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