A Prospective Study of Dietary Acrylamide Intake and the Risk of Endometrial, Ovarian, and Breast Cancer

2007302 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Janneke Hogervorst · Maastricht University

Erik J M Konings · Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority

Piet A. van den Brandt · Maastricht University

Abstract

We observed increased risks of postmenopausal endometrial and ovarian cancer with increasing dietary acrylamide intake, particularly among never-smokers. Risk of breast cancer was not associated with acrylamide intake.

Topics & Keywords

Potato Plant Research Plant Pathogens and Resistance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

Volume 16, Issue 11, pp. 2304-2313

DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-0581

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