scholarly journals Dietary patterns and breast cancer in Colombia: an ecological study

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-324
Author(s):  
Oscar F Herrán ◽  
Diana C Álvarez ◽  
Doris C Quintero-Lesmes

Abstract Background The role that diet plays in the development of breast cancer is unclear and breast cancer continues to increase in Colombia and worldwide. The objective of this study was to assess the association between patterns of dietary consumption and the incidence of breast cancer. Methods An ecological study was conducted in 24 geodemographic units in which 95% of the women of Colombia live. The association between breast cancer rate (dependent variable) and three dietary patterns established with factor analysis (traditional/starch, fiber/dairy and snack) was investigated using simple and multiple linear regression. The use of variables related to socioeconomic context and the duration of breastfeeding allowed for the control of possible confounding. All information was derived from concurrent national surveys or was obtained directly over a period of time close to the period during which the study was conducted. Results There is an inverse relationship between breast cancer rate and illiteracy rate (β=−2808.3), duration of breastfeeding (β=−3354.1), adherence to traditional/fiber dietary patterns (β=−30467) and adherence to the snack dietary pattern (β=−43612). The goodness of fit for the model was R2=84%. Conclusions Increasing the duration of breastfeeding, ensuring education to promote health and following traditional food consumption patterns, regardless of what foods are consumed, can protect against the development of breast cancer.

Author(s):  
Trine Koch ◽  
Jeanette Therming Jørgensen ◽  
Jane Christensen ◽  
Christian Dehlendorff ◽  
Lærke Priskorn ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (27) ◽  
pp. 4500-4507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bette J. Caan ◽  
Aaron Aragaki ◽  
Cynthia A. Thomson ◽  
Marcia L. Stefanick ◽  
Rowan Chlebowski ◽  
...  

Purpose To assess whether the effect of a low-fat dietary pattern on breast cancer incidence varied by report of baseline vasomotor symptoms. Methods Postmenopausal women age 50 to 79 years enrolled onto the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Dietary Modification trial from 1993 to 1998 were randomly assigned to a low-fat dietary intervention (n = 19,541) or comparison (n = 29,294). Presence of vasomotor symptoms at baseline was ascertained from a 34-item self-report symptom inventory. Women were queried semi-annually for a new diagnosis of breast cancer. Each case report was verified by medical record and pathology report review by centrally trained WHI physician adjudicators. Results Among participants who reported hot flashes (HFs) at baseline (n = 3,375), those assigned to the low-fat diet had a breast cancer rate of 0.27 compared with their counterparts in the control group who had a rate of 0.41 (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.65; 95% CI, 0.42 to 1.01). Among women reporting no HFs (n = 45,160), the breast cancer rate was 0.42 in those assigned to the low-fat diet compared with 0.46 in the control group (HR = 0.93; 95% CI, 0.84 to 1.03; P for interaction = .12 by HF status). Furthermore, the dietary benefits observed seemed to be specific to estrogen receptor (ER) –positive/progesterone receptor (PR) –positive tumors (ER positive/PR positive v other, P for risk = .03). Although women with and without HFs differed with regard to breast cancer risk factors, the effect of the diet intervention on breast cancer incidence by HF status was consistent across risk factor strata. Conclusion The results of this trial, which are hypothesis generating, suggest that HFs may identify a subgroup of postmenopausal women whose risk of invasive breast cancer might be reduced with the adoption of a low-fat eating pattern.


2004 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Tjønneland ◽  
Jane Christensen ◽  
Birthe L. Thomsen ◽  
Anja Olsen ◽  
Connie Stripp ◽  
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Cancer ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 779-779
Author(s):  
Carrie Printz

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