Diet and endometrial cancer: a focus on the role of fruit and vegetable intake, Mediterranean diet and dietary inflammatory index in the endometrial cancer risk

Diet and endometrial cancer: a focus on the role of fruit and vegetable intake, Mediterranean diet and dietary inflammatory index in the endometrial cancer risk

Abstract Background Endometrial cancer is the fourth most common cancer in European women. The major risk factors for endometrial cancer are related to the exposure of endometrium to estrogens not opposed to progestogens, that can lead to a chronic endometrial inflammation. Diet may play a role in c...

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Main Authors: Fulvio Ricceri, Maria Teresa Giraudo, Francesca Fasanelli, Dario Milanese, Veronica Sciannameo, Laura Fiorini, Carlotta Sacerdote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Endometrial cancer
Fruits and vegetables
Mediterranean diet
Dietary inflammatory index
Case-control study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3754-y

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