Dietary Fiber Intake and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 18; no. 21; p. 11556
• Main Authors: Nucci, Daniele, Santangelo, Omar Enzo, Provenzano, Sandro, Fatigoni, Cristina, Nardi, Mariateresa, Ferrara, Pietro, Gianfredi, Vincenza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 03.11.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Bias; Case-Control Studies; Confidence intervals; Diet; Dietary Fiber; Epidemiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Meta-analysis; Observational studies; Observational Studies as Topic; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic Neoplasms - epidemiology; Pancreatic Neoplasms - prevention & control; Risk Factors; Sensitivity analysis; Systematic Review; pancreatic cancer; pancreas; cancer risk; meta-analysis; diet; dietary fiber; systematic review

The burden of pancreatic cancer varies greatly across countries, with the number of deaths, incident cases, and disability-adjusted life years more than doubling in recent years, and with high-income countries having the highest incidence and mortality rates. We conducted this systematic review with...