@article{e12df28b73664f9abaed01cd36e2ae4d,
title = "Nutritional Risk Factors and Ovarian Cancer",
abstract = "In a hospital-based case-control study, consumption of lactose-containing (dairy) foods and foods containing β-carotene by 71 women with epithelial cancer of the ovary and 141 matched controls was investigated. No significant differences were found between cases and controls in the frequency of consumption of dairy foods or in the amount of lactose consumed. Consumption of carrots was found to decrease risk. Logistic regression analyses indicated a protective effect of high β-carotene intake (odds ratio = 0.3, 95% confidence interval = 0.1-0.8), after adjusting for body mass, smoking, and lactose consumption.",
author = "Althea Engle and Muscat, {Joshua E.} and Harris, {Randall E.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank all participating individuals and hospitals: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, NY), New York University Medical Center (New York, NY), Long Island Jewish Medical Center (New Hyde Park, NY), Nassau County Medical Center (East Meadow, NY), Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia, PA), University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (Philadelphia, PA), Loyola University Medical Center (Chicago, IL), and Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit, MI). In addition, we thank M. Moore for review of hospital records, P.H. Chung for programming assistance, Dr. Edith Zang for helpful comments, and L. Marmelstein and R. Raye for preparation of the manuscript. Work on this project was supported by Program Project Grant No. CA-32617 and Center Grant No. CA-17613 from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD). Address reprint requests to A. Engle, Div. of Nutritional Carcinogenesis, American Health Foundation, 320E. 43rd St., New York, NY 10017.",
year = "1991",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1080/01635589109514132",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "15",
pages = "239--247",
journal = "Nutrition and cancer",
issn = "0163-5581",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "3-4",
}
