Diet and cancer in Northeast Brazil: evaluation of eating habits and food group consumption in relation to breast cancer.
A hospital-based case-control study was performed from August 2002 to November 2003 in Northeast Brazil. Eighty-nine women were recruited with histologically confirmed breast cancer (age 30-80 years), matched for age with 94 controls. Food consumption of cases and controls was evaluated by foods and food groups, categorized in consumption tertiles. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were obtained through unconditional logistic regression. Intake of fruits and juices, beans, and dairy products showed a strong association with reduced risk of breast cancer. Consumption of red and fried meat was positively associated with risk of breast cancer (red meat-OR=4.30; 95%CI: 1.74-10.67; p for trend=0.00). No association was observed in vegetable and sausage meat groups and breast cancer. Red and fried meat may be risk factors, and intake of fruit, beans, and dairy products may protect against breast cancer.
Lima
Flávia Emília Leite de
FE
Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. flavia_emilia@yahoo.com.br
Latorre
Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira
Mdo R
Costa
Maria José de Carvalho
MJ
Fisberg
Regina Mara
RM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged