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Prostate news article, January 2008


A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF TRANS-FATTY ACID LEVELS IN BLOOD AND RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER

 

Abstract of an article in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, January 2008

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Previous studies suggest a positive association between markers of trans-fatty acid intake and prostate cancer. We therefore prospectively evaluated the association between blood trans-fatty acid levels and risk of prostate cancer.

 

The full text of this abstract is available at http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/17/1/95