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ArticleHeliyon2023

Causal relationship between dietary factors and breast cancer risk: A Mendelian randomization study.

Chengdong Yu, Jiawei Xu, Siyi Xu, Huoping Peng, Lei Tang, Zhengkui Sun, Wen Chen

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. 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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Chengdong YuDepartment of breast surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi cancer hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, 330029, China.
Jiawei XuDepartment of breast surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi cancer hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, 330029, China.
Siyi XuDepartment of breast surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi cancer hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, 330029, China.
Huoping PengDepartment of breast surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi cancer hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, 330029, China.
Lei TangDepartment of breast surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi cancer hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, 330029, China.
Zhengkui SunDepartment of breast surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi cancer hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, 330029, China.
Wen ChenDepartment of breast surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi cancer hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, 330029, China.
Nanchang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Previous studies have discovered an association between dietary factors and breast cancer. However, few studies have used Mendelian randomization (MR) to assess the potential causal relationship between dietary factors and breast cancer. Methods: The exposure datasets for fresh fruit intake, dried fruit intake, salad/raw vegetable intake, cooked vegetable intake, oily fish intake, non-oily fish intake, cheese intake, and bread intake were obtained from the UK Biobank. The outcome dataset was extracted from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC). We used the inverse variance weighted (IVW) method as the primary approach for the two-sample MR analysis. To ensure the accuracy of the results, we conducted heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy analyses. Additionally, multivariable MR analysis was conducted to ensure the stability of the results. Results: Dried fruit intake was found to be a protective factor for overall breast cancer (outliers excluded: OR: 0.549; 95 % CI: 0.429-0.702; p = 1.75 × 10 Conclusion: Our study provides evidence that dried fruit intake may reduce the risk of both ER+ and ER- breast cancer, and fresh fruit intake may reduce the risk of ER- breast cancer. Other factors included in this study were not linked to breast cancer.

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Breast cancerCausal relationshipDietary factorsFruit intakeMendelian randomization

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