Fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of recurrence in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is some evidence that greater consumption of fruit and vegetables decreases the risk of bladder cancer. The role of fruit and vegetables in bladder cancer recurrence is still unknown.

Objective

The role of total fruit and vegetable intake in relation to the risk of developing bladder cancer recurrence in a prospective cohort study.

Methods

728 patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), who completed self-administrated questionnaires on fruit and vegetable intake at time of diagnosis (over the year before diagnosis) and 1 year after diagnosis, were included. Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated by multivariable Cox regression for developing recurrent bladder cancer in relation to fruit and vegetable intake.

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SUBMITTER: Jochems SHJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5938309 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature