The role of diet in renal cell carcinoma incidence: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence associating diet with the incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is inconclusive. We aimed to summarize evidence associating dietary factors with RCC incidence and assess the strength and validity of this evidence.

Methods

We conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews or meta-analyses (SRoMAs) that assessed the association between diet and RCC incidence. Through April 2021, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, The Cochrane Library, Scopus, and WCRF were searched. Two independent reviewers selected studies, extracted data, and appraised the quality of SRoMAs. According to credibility assessment criteria, evidence can be divided into five categories: convincing (class I), highly suggestive (class II), suggestive (class III), weak (class IV), and nonsign

SUBMITTER: Liao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8812002 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature