The necessity of an observational study on the interactions between allergic history and citrus fruit intake for the prevention of pancreatic cancer.
- Author:
Jong Myon BAE
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- Publication Type:Meta-Analysis ; Original Article
- Keywords: Pancreatic neoplasms; Risk factors; Allergy and immunology; Citrus; Meta-analysis
- MeSH: Allergy and Immunology; Case-Control Studies; Citrus*; Cohort Studies; Dermatitis, Atopic; Humans; Incidence; Korea; Observational Study*; Pancreatic Neoplasms*; Prevalence; Risk Factors
- From:Epidemiology and Health 2015;37(1):e2015028-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: While the main product of Jeju Island is citrus fruit and the prevalence of atopic dermatitis among the students who live there is relatively high, the incidence of pancreatic cancer is lowest in Korea. Systematic reviews reporting allergic history and intake of citrus fruit as protective factors against pancreatic cancer (PCC) were published in 2005 and 2008, respectively. Although there were discrepancies in the results of the subgroup analyses between case-control and cohort studies, it is necessary to evaluate an interaction effect between allergic history and intake of citrus fruits on PCC risk.
