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ArticleJournal of the National Cancer Institute2025

Proinflammatory dietary pattern and risk of total and subtypes of breast cancer among US women.

Andrea Romanos-Nanclares, Walter C Willett, Bernard Rosner, Daniel G Stover, Sagar D Sardesai, Michelle D Holmes, Wendy Y Chen, Rulla M Tamimi, Fred K Tabung, A Heather Eliassen

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Andrea Romanos-NanclaresChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9694-7607
Walter C WillettDepartment of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1458-7597
Bernard RosnerChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6907-0056
Daniel G StoverThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9003-8165
Sagar D SardesaiThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2688-0486
Michelle D HolmesChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8664-2172
Wendy Y ChenChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6946-1206
Rulla M TamimiDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2306-8668
Fred K TabungDepartment of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8193-7150
A Heather EliassenChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3961-6609

Funding

VectorP30CA006516 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI Irene M. Ghobrial · 1985 to 2026
$330.6M
Translational Therapeutics Research Program (TT)P30CA016058 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Daniel G. Stover · 1985 to 2026
$132.3M
Statistical MethodsP01CA087969 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI ELIASSEN, A. HEATHER, TAMIMI, RULLA M · 2000 to 2019
$77.8M
Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Younger NursesR01CA050385 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI ELIASSEN, A. HEATHER, WILLETT, WALTER C. · 1989 to 2019
$32.3M
Life Course Cancer Epidemiology Cohort in WomenU01CA176726 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI ELIASSEN, A. HEATHER, WILLETT, WALTER C. · 2018 to 2025
$22.4M
Long Term Multidisciplinary Study of Cancer in Women: The Nurses Health StudyUM1CA186107 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI ELIASSEN, A. HEATHER, STAMPFER, MEIR · 2014 to 2023
$22.3M
A multi-omics approach to evaluate the role of chronic inflammation in breast cancer developmentK99CA286891 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI ROMANOS-NANCLARES, ANDREA · 2024 to 2025
$333k
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNCI NIH HHS K99 CA286891NCI NIH HHS P01 CA087969NCI NIH HHS P30 CA006516NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016058NCI NIH HHS R01 CA050385NCI NIH HHS U01 CA176726NCI NIH HHS UM1 CA186107NIH HHS UM1 CA186107Ramon Areces FoundationSusan G Komen Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDietary patterns promoting chronic inflammation, including the empirical dietary inflammatory pattern (EDIP), have been associated with certain cancers. Investigating whether this dietary pattern is associated with breast cancer-where the role of inflammation is less well-defined-could provide valuable insights and potentially improve strategies for preventing this cancer.

methodsWe prospectively followed 76 386 women from Nurses' Health Study (NHS, 1984-2018) and 92 886 women from Nurses' Health Study II (NHSII, 1991-2019). Diet was assessed by food frequency questionnaires every 4 years, starting at baseline. The inflammatory potential of diet was evaluated using the validated EDIP based on plasma C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor α-R2. Higher scores indicate higher dietary inflammatory potential. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of overall and subtypes of breast cancer were estimated using multivariable-adjusted Cox regression models.

resultsDuring 4 490 842 person-years of follow-up, we documented 11 026 breast cancer cases. Women in the highest compared with the lowest EDIP quintile were at higher breast cancer risk (HRQ5vsQ1 = 1.12, 95% CI = 1.05 to 1.19; Ptrend < .001). The association was stronger for estrogen receptor negative tumors (HRQ5vsQ1 = 1.29, 95% CI = 1.09 to 1.53; Ptrend = .003). Also, we observed that the association of EDIP with breast cancer risk differed by molecular subtype, with the strongest association observed with basal-like tumors (HRQ5vsQ1 = 1.80, 95% CI = 1.20 to 2.71; Ptrend = .004).

conclusionsHigher EDIP scores were associated with a modestly increased risk of breast cancer, which was more pronounced for estrogen receptor negative and basal-like breast tumors. These results support the hypothesis that diet-related inflammation plays a role in breast cancer etiology, particularly tumors lacking hormone receptors.

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Breast NeoplasmsDietInflammationAdultAgedC-Reactive ProteinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInterleukin-6Middle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesC-Reactive ProteinInterleukin-6

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PMID39565912
PMCPMC11972681

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