Melons/cantaloupe and lung cancer.

Lung cancer risk: Data about lung cancer risk was provided by 3 cohorts. No association was found.
Lung cancer mortality: No data was found.

Conclusion: No evidence was found for an association between melons or cantaloupes and lung cancer.

Author

Cohort name

Subjects

Years of follow-up

Cases

End point

Consumption of

Relative Risk (RR)

Adjustments

29) Wright ME (2008)

The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study

472,081 subjects (281,288 men and 190,793 women) aged 50-71.
(USA)

8
(1995-2003)

See variables

Lung cancer risk

Cucurbitaceae (cantaloupe, watermelon, and honeydew melon)

All men (3,834 cases):
RR = 0.95 (0.86-1.05; P = 0.50) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.

Amount specific data (servings per 1000 kcal per day):
0.003: RR = 1.
0.01: RR = 0.97 (0.88-1.07).
0.03: RR = 0.98 (0.88-1.08).
0.07: RR = 1.04 (0.94-1.14).
0.20: RR = 0.95 (0.86-1.05).

**Men. Stratified by smoking status:**
Never smokers (141? cases)	Former smokers (2,110? cases)	Current smokers (1,583? cases)
RR = 1.21 (0.70-2.09; P = 0.87) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.	RR = 0.93 (0.81-1.06; P = 0.49) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.	RR = 0.94 (0.80-1.11; P = 0.66) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.

All women (2,201 cases):
RR = 1.05 (0.92-1.19; P = 0.14) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.

Amount specific data (servings per 1000 kcal per day):
0.006: RR = 1.
0.02: RR = 0.92 ().
0.05: RR = 0.92 (0.81-1.05).
0.13: RR = 0.92 (0.81-1.05).
0.33: RR = 1.05 (0.92-1.19).

**Women. Stratified by smoking status:**
Never smokers (170? cases)	Former smokers (835? cases)	Current smokers (1,196? cases)
RR = 1.21 (0.74-1.97; P = 0.71) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.	RR = 1.10 (0.89-1.36; P = 0.06) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.	RR = 0.99 (0.83-1.19; P = 0.94) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.

One serving of fruits = 1 medium sized fresh fruit, 1/2 cup of chopped fruit, or 6 ounces of fruit juice.

Age, energy intake, race, education, BMI, smoking status, smoking dose, time since quitting, alcohol intake, physical activity, and family history of any cancer.

14) Feskanich D (2000)

The Nurses' Health Study

&

The Health Professionals' Follow-up Study

77,283 US women (38-63 years) and 47,778 men (40-75 years)

Women: 1984-1996.

Men: 1986-1996.

516? women, and
258? men

Total lung cancer risk

Cantaloupe, watermelon

No significant association with risk (no data shown).

Not defined, but probably: age, follow-up cycle, smoking status,years since quitting among past smokers, cigarettes smoked/day among current smokers, age at start of smoking, total energy intake, and availability of diet data after baseline measure.

Cancer & Diet. A systematic review.

Literature review.

Relating various aspects of our diet
to lung cancer risk & mortality.

Melons/cantaloupe and lung cancer.

Cancer & Diet. A systematic review.

Literature review.

Relating various aspects of our dietto lung cancer risk & mortality.

Melons/cantaloupe and lung cancer.

Relating various aspects of our diet
to lung cancer risk & mortality.