Fatty acid patterns and risk of prostate cancer in a case-control study nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.

BACKGROUND: Fatty acids in blood may be related to the risk of prostate cancer, but epidemiologic evidence is inconsistent. Blood fatty acids are correlated through shared food sources and common endogenous desaturation and elongation pathways. Studies of individual fatty acids cannot take this into...

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Main Authors: Dahm, C, Gorst-Rasmussen, A, Crowe, F, Roswall, N, Tjønneland, A, Drogan, D, Boeing, H, Teucher, B, Kaaks, R, Adarakis, G, Zylis, D, Trichopoulou, A, Fedirko, V, Chajes, V, Jenab, M, Palli, D, Pala, V, Tumino, R, Ricceri, F, van Kranen, H, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Quirós, JR, Sánchez, M, Luján-Barroso, L, Larrañaga, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012