Consumption of Dairy Products and Cancer Risks

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Author(s)

    • MATSUMOTO Masatoshi
    • Division of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University
    • ISHIKAWA Shizukiyo
    • Division of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University
    • KAYABA Kazunori
    • Department of Nursing, School of Health and Social Services, Saitama Prefectural University
    • KAJII Eiji
    • Division of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University

Abstract

<b>BACKGROUND:</b> Relationships between consumption of dairy products and death from various types of cancer are largely unknown.<br><b>METHODS:</b> Between April 1992 and July 1995, a baseline survey was conducted for 11,349 residents in 12 communities in Japan, which included collection of demographic data and a self-administered food-frequency questionnaire inquiring about three dairy products: milk, butter and yogurt. The subjects were followed prospectively until 2002. Causes of death were identified using death certificates. Hazard ratios (HRs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each dairy product were calculated using Cox's proportional hazard models.<br><b>RESULTS:</b> Among eight common cancers, only deaths from hematopoietic neoplasm (n=14) were significantly associated with consumption of butter (HR=5.11, 95% CI: 1.40-18.62), though they exhibited a nearly-significant association with milk consumption (HR=3.17, 95% CI: 0.99-10.17), independent of age and sex. Consumption of milk and butter was significantly associated with non-lymphoma deaths (n=9) when adjusted for age and sex (HR=9.86, 95% CI: 1.23-79.19 for milk; and HR=10.04, 95% CI: 2.39-42.18 for butter).<br><b>CONCLUSION:</b> The frequencies of butter consumption, and probably that of milk, were correlated with death from hematopoietic neoplasm, particularly from non-lymphomas.<br><i>J Epidemiol</i> 2007; 17: 38-44.

Journal

  • Journal of Epidemiology

    Journal of Epidemiology 17(2), 38-44, 2007-03-01

    Japan Epidemiological Association

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Cited by:  3

Codes

  • NII Article ID (NAID)
    10025810843
  • NII NACSIS-CAT ID (NCID)
    AA10952696
  • Text Lang
    ENG
  • Article Type
    Journal Article
  • ISSN
    09175040
  • DOI
    10.2188/jea.17.38
  • Data Source
    CJP  CJPref  J-STAGE 
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