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Meat-Related Mutagens and Pancreatic Cancer: Null Results from a Clinic-Based Case–Control Study

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease for which the role of dietary factors remains inconclusive. The study objective was to evaluate risk of pancreatic cancer associated with meat preparation methods and meat-related mutagen consumption using a clinic-based case-control design. METHODS: There were 384 cases and 983 controls; subjects provided demographic information and completed a 144-item food frequency questionnaire, which was used to estimate meat mutagen intake using the National Cancer Institute's CHARRED database (Bethesda, MD). Logistic regression was used to calculate ORs and 95% confidence intervals (CI), adjusted for factors including age, sex, cigarette smoking, body mass index, and diabetes mellitus. RESULTS: Overall, the findings were null with respect to meat mutagen intake and pancreatic cancer. CONCLUSIONS: The results do not support an association between well-done meat or meat-related mutagen intake and pancreatic cancer and contrast with generally increased risks reported in previous studies. IMPACT: These data contribute to evidence about pancreatic cancer and potentially carcinogenic compounds in meat.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-0343