Salads and prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer risk: Data about the relation between green salads and prostate cancer risk was provided by one cohort (1). A nonsignificant protective effect was found.
Prostate cancer mortality: Data about the relation with prostate cancer mortality was provided by 2 cohorts (5, 12). No associations were found.

Conclusion: No evidence was found for an association between salads and prostate cancer.

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Author	Cohort name	Subjects	Years of follow-up	Cases	End point	Consumption of	Relative Risk (RR)	Adjustments
12) Appleby PN. (2002)	The Health Food Shoppers Study.	10,741 subjects, aged 16-89 (4,325 men, 6,416 women. 8,675 non-smokers). (UK)	1973-79 to 1997	41 (33 non-smokers)?	Prostate cancer mortality	Raw vegetable salads (not defined)	RR = 0.60 (0.29-1.25; No P-value) for daily consumption vs less frequent consumption.	Age at recruitment, sex, smoking, and each other food (fresh fruit, wholemeal bread, nuts/dried fruit, raw vegetable salads, and bran cereals).
5) Hsing AW. (1990)	The Lutheran Brotherhood Cohort Study.	17,633 white men age ≥ 35. (USA)	20 (1966-1986)	149?	Prostate cancer mortality	Green salad	No individual food item was found to increase or decrease risk significantly (no data shown).	age, tobacco
1) Mills PK (1989)	The Adventist Health Study.	14,000 non-Hispanic white Adventist men aged ≥ 25. (USA)	6 (1976-1982)	152	prostate cancer risk	Green salads	RR = 0.68 (0.44-1.05; P = 0.10) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption. Amount specific data (Frequency of use): ≤ 2 X/wk: RR = 1. 3-6 X/wk: RR = 0.86 (0.59-1.26). ≥ 1 X/day: RR = 0.68 (0.44-1.05).	Age

Cancer & Diet. A systematic review.

Literature review.

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

Salads and prostate cancer.

Cancer & Diet. A systematic review.

Literature review.

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

Salads and prostate cancer.

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