TY - JOUR
T1 - A prospective study of lycopene and tomato product intake and risk of prostate cancer
AU - Kirsh, Victoria A.
AU - Mayne, Susan T.
AU - Peters, Ulrike
AU - Chatterjee, Nilanjan
AU - Leitzmann, Michael F.
AU - Dixon, L. Beth
AU - Urban, Donald A.
AU - Crawford, E. David
AU - Hayes, Richard B.
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - Background: Dietary lycopene and tomato products may reduce risk of prostate cancer; however, uncertainty remains about this possible association. Methods: We evaluated the association between intake of lycopene and specific tomato products and prostate cancer risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, a multicenter study designed to investigate cancer early detection methods and etiologic determinants. Participants completed both a general risk factor and a 137-item food frequency questionnaire at baseline. A total of 1,338 cases of prostate cancer were identified among 29,361 men during an average of 4.2 years of follow-up. Results: Lycopene intake was not associated with prostate cancer risk. Reduced risks were also not found for total tomato servings or for most tomato-based foods. Statistically nonsignificant inverse associations were noted for pizza [all prostate cancer: relative risk (RR), 0.83; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.67-1.03 for ≥1 serving/wk versus < 0.5 serving/mo; Ptrend = 0.06 and advanced prostate cancer: RR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.56-1.10; Ptrend = 0.12] and spaghetti/tomato sauce consumption (advanced prostate cancer. RR = 0.81, 95% CI, 0.57-1.16 for ≥2 servings/wk versus < 1 serving/mo; Ptrend = 0.31). Among men with a family history of prostate cancer, risks were decreased in relation to increased consumption of lycopene (Ptrend = 0.04) and specific tomato-based foods commonly eaten with fat (spaghetti, P trend = 0.12; pizza, Ptrend = 0.15; lasagna, P trend = 0.02). Conclusions: This large study does not support the hypothesis that greater lycopene/tomato product consumption protects from prostate cancer. Evidence for protective associations in subjects with a family history of prostate cancer requires further corroboration.
AB - Background: Dietary lycopene and tomato products may reduce risk of prostate cancer; however, uncertainty remains about this possible association. Methods: We evaluated the association between intake of lycopene and specific tomato products and prostate cancer risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, a multicenter study designed to investigate cancer early detection methods and etiologic determinants. Participants completed both a general risk factor and a 137-item food frequency questionnaire at baseline. A total of 1,338 cases of prostate cancer were identified among 29,361 men during an average of 4.2 years of follow-up. Results: Lycopene intake was not associated with prostate cancer risk. Reduced risks were also not found for total tomato servings or for most tomato-based foods. Statistically nonsignificant inverse associations were noted for pizza [all prostate cancer: relative risk (RR), 0.83; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.67-1.03 for ≥1 serving/wk versus < 0.5 serving/mo; Ptrend = 0.06 and advanced prostate cancer: RR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.56-1.10; Ptrend = 0.12] and spaghetti/tomato sauce consumption (advanced prostate cancer. RR = 0.81, 95% CI, 0.57-1.16 for ≥2 servings/wk versus < 1 serving/mo; Ptrend = 0.31). Among men with a family history of prostate cancer, risks were decreased in relation to increased consumption of lycopene (Ptrend = 0.04) and specific tomato-based foods commonly eaten with fat (spaghetti, P trend = 0.12; pizza, Ptrend = 0.15; lasagna, P trend = 0.02). Conclusions: This large study does not support the hypothesis that greater lycopene/tomato product consumption protects from prostate cancer. Evidence for protective associations in subjects with a family history of prostate cancer requires further corroboration.
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U2 - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0563
DO - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0563
M3 - Article
C2 - 16434593
AN - SCOPUS:33645453765
SN - 1055-9965
VL - 15
SP - 92
EP - 98
JO - Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
JF - Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
IS - 1
ER -