title: Trans fatty acids and cancer.
abstract: Despite a general lack of evidence for the carcinogenic effects of trans fatty acids, some recent research and popular media have suggested a possible association. The available scientific data do not support this relationship and are reviewed so as to put this issue in perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D051379:Mice; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D051381:Rats; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids