SynthesisNutrition journal2017
Fish intake and the risk of brain tumor: a meta-analysis with systematic review.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- Consumption of Fish and ω-3 Fatty Acids and Cancer Risk: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Pooled it
- Fish Consumption and the Risk of Chronic Disease: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Prospective Cohort Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Pooled it
- Association between tea and coffee consumption and brain cancer risk: an updated meta-analysis.World journal of surgical oncology · 2019Pooled it
- Understanding the Role of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Development and Prevention of Cancer.Cancer treatment and research · 2024Review
- Role of Mediterranean diet in the development and recurrence of meningiomas: a narrative review.Neurosurgical review · 2023Review
- Fish consumption in multiple health outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational and clinical studies.Annals of translational medicine · 2023Article
- Identifying brain tumor patients' subtypes based on pre-diagnostic history and clinical characteristics: a pilot hierarchical clustering and association analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- The relationship between rice consumption and glioma: a case-control study in adults.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Searching for causal relationships of glioma: a phenome-wide Mendelian randomisation study.British journal of cancer · 2021Article
- Effect of lifestyle and dietary factors in the development of brain tumors.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Review
- Importance of the Role of ω-3 and ω-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Progression of Brain Cancer.Brain sciences · 2020Review
- Lack of association between modifiable exposures and glioma risk: a Mendelian randomization analysis.Neuro-oncology · 2020Article
- New and traditional foods in a modernized Mediterranean diet model.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Review
- Metastatic Brain Tumors Disrupt the Blood-Brain Barrier and Alter Lipid Metabolism by Inhibiting Expression of the Endothelial Cell Fatty Acid Transporter Mfsd2a.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, fish consumption, and endometrial cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.Oncotarget · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundFish, rich in ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, has been found to be associated with lower risk of several types of cancer risk, and beneficial for brain development. However, the association between fish intake and brain tumor risk is still inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to clarify the association.
methodsRelevant studies were identified from PubMed and EMBASE databases. The pooled relative risks were obtained by the fixed-effects model when no substantial heterogeneity was observed. Otherwise, the random-effects model was employed. Subgroup and publication bias analyses were also performed.
resultsNine observational studies were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled relative risk of brain cancer for the highest vs. lowest category of fish intake was 0.83 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.70-0.99). No significant heterogeneity was detected. Dose-response analysis showed that the RR per 100 g/day increase in fish intake was 0.95 (95% CI: 0.91-0.98). The results remained unchanged in subgroup and sensitivity analyses.
conclusionsThe results of our meta-analysis suggest that fish intake might be associated with lower risk of brain cancer risk. The finding should be further confirmed by future cohort studies with validated questionnaires and strict control of confounders.
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