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British Journal of Cancer (2000) 83, 1552–1555. doi:10.1054/bjoc.2000.1476 www.bjcancer.com
Published online 14 November 2000

Lactose and benign ovarian tumours in a case–control study

J A Britton1, C Westhoff2,3, G R Howe3 and M D Gammon4

  1. 1Division of Environmental Health Science, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1057, New York, NY, 10029, USA
  2. 2Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
  3. 3Division of Epidemiology, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
  4. 4Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA

Received 5 April 2000; Revised 2 August 2000; Accepted 3 August 2000.

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Abstract

We investigated the relation between benign ovarian tumours and lactose among 746 case women identified at seven New York metropolitan hospitals and 404 community controls, age and hospital frequency matched to the expected case distribution. No increase in risk was found for lactose (highest quartile versus lowest: adjusted odds ratio = 0.82 (95% CI 0.57–1.20) or for any other lactose foods. © 2000 Cancer Research Campaign http://www.bjcancer.com

Keywords:

case–control studies, diet, lactose, nutrition, ovarian neoplasms, risk factors

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