Intakes of meat, fish, poultry, and eggs and risk of prostate cancer progression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Processed meat and fish have been shown to be associated with the risk of advanced prostate cancer, but few studies have examined diet after prostate cancer diagnosis and risk of its progression.

Objective

We examined the association between postdiagnostic consumption of processed and unprocessed red meat, fish, poultry, and eggs and the risk of prostate cancer recurrence or progression.

Design

We conducted a prospective study in 1294 men with prostate cancer, without recurrence or progression as of 2004-2005, who were participating in the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor and who were followed for an average of 2 y.

Results

We observed 127 events (prostate cancer death or metastases, elevated prostate-specific antigen conce

SUBMITTER: Richman EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3132069 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature