Seaweed and pancreatic cancer.

Pancreatic cancer risk: No data was found.

Pancreatic cancer mortality: Data about the relation with pancreatic cancer mortality was provided by 2 cohorts. Among men, a significant protective effect was found in one cohort (15), and a nonsignificant protective effect was found in the other cohort with very few cases.

Conclusion: Protective effects against pancreatic cancer death were found among men, but one cohort was of very small size, and included very few cases. Inconclusive evidence was found for an association between seaweed and pancreatic cancer.

Author

Cohort name

Subjects

Years of follow-up

Cases

End point

Consumption of

Relative Risk (RR)

Adjustments

15) Iso H (2007)

The JACC Study.

43,179 men, and 59,483 women.
(Japan)

Not defined.

202 men, and
207 women.

Pancreas cancer mortality

Seaweed (algae)


Men:	Women
HR = 0.62 (0.43-0.89; P = < 0.01) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption. Amount specific data: < 3/w: HR = 1. 3-4/w: HR = 0.80 (0.57-1.11). ≥ 5/w: HR = 0.62 (0.43-0.89).	HR = 1.02 (0.73-1.42) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption. Amount specific data: < 3/w: HR = 1. 3-4/w: HR = 0.96 (0.67-1.38). ≥ 5/w: HR = 1.02 (0.73-1.42).

Age and study area.

11) Khan MM. (2004)

No cohort name.

1,524 men and 1,634 women aged ≥ 40 living in Hokkaido, Japan.

1984-2002

12 men, 13 women?

Pancreatic cancer mortality

Seaweed

Men: A nonsignificantly decreased risk: RR = 0.5 (0.2-1.4; No P-value).
Women: RR = 1.2 (0.3-4.3; No P-value).

RRs are for consumption ≥ several times/wk vs ≤ several times/month.

Men: age and smoking. Women: age, health status, health education, health screening + smoking.

Cancer & Diet. A systematic review.

Literature review.

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

Seaweed and pancreatic cancer.

Cancer & Diet. A systematic review.

Literature review.

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

Seaweed and pancreatic cancer.

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