Effects of dairy products, calcium and vitamin D on ovarian cancer risk: a meta-analysis of twenty-nine epidemiological studies

• Published in: British journal of nutrition Vol. 124; no. 10; pp. 1001 - 1012
• Main Authors: Liao, Min-Qi, Gao, Xu-Ping, Yu, Xiao-Xuan, Zeng, Yu-Fei, Li, Shu-Na, Naicker, Nalen, Joseph, Tanya, Cao, Wen-Ting, Liu, Yan-Hua, Zhu, Sui, Chen, Qing-Shan, Yang, Zhi-Cong, Zeng, Fang-Fang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 28.11.2020
• Subjects: Animals; Calciferol; Calcium; Calcium - blood; Calcium, Dietary - administration & dosage; Cancer; Case-Control Studies; cheeses; Cohort Studies; Dairy products; Dairy Products - adverse effects; Diet - adverse effects; Epidemiology; Estimates; Female; Health risks; Humans; Lactose; low fat milk; Medical prognosis; Medical research; Meta-analysis; Milk; Milk - chemistry; milk consumption; Nutrition research; Ovarian cancer; ovarian neoplasms; Ovarian Neoplasms - epidemiology; Regression analysis; Risk; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Risk reduction; Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - administration & dosage; Vitamin D - blood; whole milk; Dairy products; Meta-analyses; Calcium; Vitamin D; Ovarian cancer

Findings for the roles of dairy products, Ca and vitamin D on ovarian cancer risk remain controversial. We aimed to assess these associations by using an updated meta-analysis. Five electronic databases (e.g. PubMed and Embase) were searched from inception to 24 December 2019. Pooled relative risks...