@article{Herby_Cullimore_Paul-Quinn_Crosby_2023, title={Dairy Intake and Incidence of Common Cancers in Prospective Studies: A Narrative Review}, volume={5}, url={https://ijdrp.org/index.php/ijdrp/article/view/365}, DOI={10.22230/ijdrp.2023v5n1a365}, abstractNote={<p><span class="markedContent"><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*424.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.946757);" role="presentation">Dairy products are commonly consumed and sometimes recommended by governmen</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*438.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.939563);" role="presentation">tal authorities; however, significant evidence indicates that dairy consumption modifies </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*452.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.970146);" role="presentation">cancer risk. Prospective studies examining the relationship between dairy intake and </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*466.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.960199);" role="presentation">cancer of the prostate, breast, ovary, and colorectum were reviewed. These studies in</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*480.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.944555);" role="presentation">dicate that dairy consumption is associated with prostate cancer risk, possibly as a con</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*494.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.02412);" role="presentation">sequence of dairy-induced increases in circulating IGF-1 concentrations and the </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*508.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.942265);" role="presentation">calcium and estrogen content of dairy products. Evidence also suggests a positive asso</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*522.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.960767);" role="presentation">ciation between dairy intake and ovarian cancer. Findings on breast cancer have been </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*536.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.951658);" role="presentation">mixed; however, recent studies of populations with a wide range of dairy intakes have </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*550.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.944607);" role="presentation">shown clear associations between dairy intake and breast cancer risk. In contrast, there </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*564.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.952537);" role="presentation">is a negative association between dairy products and colorectal cancer, which is likely </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*578.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.955018);" role="presentation">driven by the protective effect of calcium. Current evidence suggests that dairy intake </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*592.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.93672);" role="presentation">is associated with increased risk of prostate, ovarian, and possibly breast cancer, and re</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: calc(var(--scale-factor)*72.00px); top: calc(var(--scale-factor)*606.75px); font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.949768);" role="presentation">duced risk of colorectal cancer.</span></span></p>}, number={1}, journal={International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention}, author={Herby, Anna R. and Cullimore, Josh P. and Paul-Quinn, Jennifer L. and Crosby, Lee M.}, year={2023}, month={Feb.}, pages={14 pp} }