TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of dietary measurement error in investigating the hypothesized link between dietary fat intake and breast cancer - A story with twists and turns
AU - Thiébaut, Anne C.M.
AU - Kipnis, Victor
AU - Schatzkin, Arthur
AU - Freedman, Laurence S.
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - The association between dietary fat and breast cancer is one of the most controversial hypotheses in nutritional epidemiology. In this editorial, the authors review the evidence from animal and human studies, including international correlation, case-control, cohort studies, intervention trials, and studies comparing dietary assessment instruments. The authors emphasize the importance of the role played by measurement error arising from assessing dietary habits using self-reported questionnaires, as it can distort estimated associations, not necessarily towards the absence of an association. They describe the twists and turns of the dietary fat and breast cancer debate that have revolved around this issue.
AB - The association between dietary fat and breast cancer is one of the most controversial hypotheses in nutritional epidemiology. In this editorial, the authors review the evidence from animal and human studies, including international correlation, case-control, cohort studies, intervention trials, and studies comparing dietary assessment instruments. The authors emphasize the importance of the role played by measurement error arising from assessing dietary habits using self-reported questionnaires, as it can distort estimated associations, not necessarily towards the absence of an association. They describe the twists and turns of the dietary fat and breast cancer debate that have revolved around this issue.
KW - Bias (epidemiology)
KW - Breast Neoplasms/etiology
KW - Diet surveys
KW - Dietary fats
KW - Nutrition assessment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=37849019981&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07357900701527918
DO - 10.1080/07357900701527918
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C2 - 18181048
AN - SCOPUS:37849019981
SN - 0735-7907
VL - 26
SP - 68
EP - 73
JO - Cancer Investigation
JF - Cancer Investigation
IS - 1
ER -