<p> Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and the second most expensive. Low compliance with preventive screening predisposes a large portion of the at-risk population to poorer outcomes. Therefore, identification of primary interventions for those not regularly screened for CRC is of utmost importance. Self-reported dietary ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acid intake were used to determine the cross-sectional relationship with CRC cases (<i>n</i> = 211). Men and women of various ethnic backgrounds (<i>N</i> = 15,178) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999–2010, were eligible for inclusion in this study. Dietary ω-3 intake and the ω-3:ω-6 ratio were negatively associated with CRC while dietary ω-6 intake was positively associated with CRC, for those age 20 to < 50 years, after multivariate adjustment. The Glasgow Prognostic Score was also found to be significantly associated with both dietary ω-3 and ω-6 intake for all age groups.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:1527970 |
| Date | 14 August 2014 |
| Creators | Kunihiro, Andrew G. |
| Publisher | California State University, Long Beach |
| Source Sets | ProQuest.com |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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