International comparisons of prostate cancer mortality rates with dietary practices and sunlight levels

Colli, Janet; Colli, Albert

doi:10.1016/j.urolonc.2005.05.023

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“…For example, we found regular holidays abroad and sunbathing were inversely associated with prostate cancer risk (Luscombe et al, 2001;Bodiwala et al, 2003). Independent studies have reported inverse associations between exposure and serum vitamin D levels and prostate cancer risk and mortality (Hanchette and Schwartz, 1992;John et al, 2004;Tuohimaa et al, 2004;John et al, 2005;Schwartz, 2005;Colli and Colli, 2006).…”

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A comparison of sunlight exposure in men with prostate cancer and basal cell carcinoma

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Ultraviolet radiation exposure increases basal cell carcinoma (BCC) risk, but may be protective against prostate cancer. We attempted to identify exposure patterns that confer reduced prostate cancer risk without increasing that of BCC. We used a questionnaire to assess exposure in 528 prostate cancer patients and 442 men with basal cell carcinoma, using 365 benign prostatic hypertrophy patients as controls.

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A comparison of sunlight exposure in men with prostate cancer and basal cell carcinoma

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“…On this basis, it was suggested that vitamin D supplementation in the range of 2,000 IU/day, a dose comparable with the effect of summer, can benefit men monitored for rising PSA (37). Analysis of CaP mortality rates in 71 countries showed that increased sunlight levels and consumption of oilseeds, soybeans, and onions increasingly correlated with reduced CaP risk (38). An earlier study in U.S. had shown that Southern diet characterized by foods, such as cornbread, grits, sweet potatoes, okra, beans, and rice pattern, with a history of living in the South served as an integrative marker of sunlight exposure and protection (43), as the dose-limiting hypercalcemia associated with calcitriol has limited the use of natural vitamin D in cancer prevention.…”

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Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer through Dietary Agents: Progress and Promise

Syed

Khan

Afaq

et al. 2007

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

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Prostate cancer (CaP) is second only to lung cancer as the cause of cancer-related deaths in American men and is responsible for over 29,000 deaths per year. One promising approach to reduce the incidence of CaP is through chemoprevention, which has been recognized as a plausible and cost-effective approach to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality by inhibiting precancerous events before the occurrence of clinical disease. Indeed, CaP is an ideal candidate disease for chemoprevention because it is typically diagnosed in the elderly population with a relatively slower rate of growth and progression, and therefore, even a modest delay in the development of cancer, achieved through pharmacologic or nutritional intervention, could result in substantial reduction in the incidence of clinically detectable disease. In this review, we have summarized the recent investigations and mechanistic studies on CaP chemoprevention using dietary agents, such as selenium, vitamins D and E, lycopene, phytoestrogens, flavonoids, and green tea polyphenols. Well-designed trials are required to delineate the potential clinical usefulness of these agents through issues, such as determining the optimal period and route of administration, systemic bioavailability, optimal dosing and toxicity of the agent, and single or combinatorial approach. It is hoped that, combining the knowledge based on agents with targets, effective approaches for CaP chemoprevention can be established. (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007;16(11):2193 -203)

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“…Several epidemiologic studies have reported that high serum vitamin D levels or sunlight may protect against prostate cancer (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21). Factors that affect prostate cancer include age, dark skin, and environmental factors, such as latitude and diet (22).…”

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Interaction of Factors Related to the Metabolic Syndrome and Vitamin D on Risk of Prostate Cancer

Tuohimaa

Tenkanen²,

Syvälä

et al. 2007

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

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Background: Factors related to the metabolic syndrome and low levels of vitamin D have been implicated as risk factors for prostate cancer. Insofar, no studies have assessed their joint effects on prostate cancer risk. Methods: We studied (a) the associations of vitamin D with the metabolic syndrome factors body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and (b ) the prostate cancer risk associated with these factors and especially their joint effects with vitamin D on risk of prostate cancer. We did a longitudinal nested case-control study on 132 prostate cancer cases and 456 matched controls from a cohort of 18,939 Finnish middle-aged men from the Helsinki Heart Study. The odds ratios (OR) of prostate cancer were assessed via conditional logistic regression analysis. Results: Apart from HDL-C, there was no linear association between the metabolic syndrome factors and vitamin D levels. In univariate analysis, men in the highest quartiles of

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International comparisons of prostate cancer mortality rates with dietary practices and sunlight levels

Cited by 64 publications

References 59 publications

A comparison of sunlight exposure in men with prostate cancer and basal cell carcinoma

A comparison of sunlight exposure in men with prostate cancer and basal cell carcinoma

Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer through Dietary Agents: Progress and Promise

Interaction of Factors Related to the Metabolic Syndrome and Vitamin D on Risk of Prostate Cancer

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