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We have listed below the key review papers and studies that have addressed the issue of cancer and low-fat diets.
Cancer and low-fat diet research
Research review papers:
Dietary patterns and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Brennan SF, Cantwell MM, Cardwell CR et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2010 May;91(5):1294-302 (Abstract)
Dietary patterns, risk and prognosis of breast cancer. Thomson CA, & Thompson, PA. Future Oncol 2009 Oct;5(8):1257-69 (Abstract)
Diet and dietary supplement intervention trials for the prevention of prostate cancer recurrence: a review of the randomized controlled trial evidence. Van Patten CL, de Boer JG & Tomlinsom Guns ES. J Urol 2008 Dec;180(6):2314-21 (Abtract)
Dietary intervention strategies to modulate prostate cancer risk and prognosis. Freedland SJ & Aronson WJ. Curr Opin Urol 2009 May;19(3):263-7 (Abstract)
Key research studies:
Growth inhibitory effect of low fat diet on prostate cancer cells: results of a prospective randomized dietary intervention trial in men with prostate cancer. Aronson WJ, Arnard RJ, Freedland SJ et al. J Urol 2010 Jan;183(1):345-50 (Abstract)
Dietary patterns and breast cancer recurrence and survival among women with early-stage breast cancer. Kwan ML, Weitzien E, Kushi LH et al. J Clin Oncol 2009 Feb 20; 27(6):919-26 (Full text)
Influence of a diet very high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber and low in fat on prognosis following treatment for breast cancer: the Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) randomized trial. Pierce JP, Natarajan L, Caan BJ et al. JAMA 2007 Jul 18;298(3):289-98 (Full text)
Diet and breast cancer prognosis: making sense of the Women's Healthy Eating and Living and Women's Intervention Nutrition Study trials. Pierce JP. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2009 Feb;21(1):86-91 (Full Text)
Dietary fat reduction and breast cancer outcome: results from the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study (WINS). Blackburn GL & Wang KA. Am J Clin Nutr 2007 Sep;86(3):s878-81 (Full Text)
Low-fat dietary pattern and risk of invasive breast cancer: the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Dietary Modification Trial. Prentice Rl, Chlebowski RT, Patterson R et al. JAMA 2006 Feb 8;295(6):629-42 (Full text)
Nutrient adequacy of a very low-fat wholefood plant based diet. Dunn-Emke SR et al. J Am Diet Assoc. 2005 Sep;105(9):1442-6. (Abstract)