title: Assessment of fat intake in retrospective epidemiological studies.
abstract: The evidence on the positive association between fat intake and the risk of several cancers, including cancer of the breast, digestive tract and female genital tract, is substantial. Further, the interpretation of some null associations is hampered by various difficulties in the evaluation of the fat and cancer link.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology Unit, Aviano Cancer Center, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Franceschi
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002149:Energy Intake; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D015233:Models, Statistical; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats