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| Author(s): |
Luciana Yuki Tomita
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP/CIR) |
| Defense date: | 2007-10-19 |
| Examining board members: |
Marly Augusto Cardoso;
Sergio Koifman;
Carlos Augusto Monteiro;
Luisa Lina Villa;
Eliseu Alves Waldman
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| Advisor: | Marly Augusto Cardoso |
| Abstract | |
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been recognized to be a necessary cause for cervical cancer. Serum concentrations and dietary carotenoids and tocopherols have been associated with the risk for cervical dysplasia, but results from previous studies were not consistent. Subjects and methods: In this hospital-based case-control study conducted in São Paulo city, Brazil, we evaluated the association of serum carotenoids (β-carotene, lycopene), tocopherols (α- and γ-), and dietary intakes with the risk of incident histologically confirmed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grades 1, 2, 3, and cervical cancer. The sample included 453 controls and four groups of cases (CIN1, n= 140; CIN2, n= 126; CIN3, n= 231; invasive cancer, n=108) recruited from two major public hospital-based clinics between 2003 and 2005. Results. Concentrations of serum lycopene were negatively associated with CIN1, CIN3 and cancer, with odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval) for the highest compared with the lowest tertile of 0.53 (0.27-1.00, p trend=0.05) for CIN1, 0.48 (0.22-1.04, p trend=0.05) for CIN2 and 0.18 (0.06-0.52, p trend= 0.002) for cervical cancer adjusted for confounding variables and HPV status. The adjusted OR for cancer of the highest versus the lowest tertile of serum β-carotene was 0.36 (0.13-1.03, p trend= 0.04). Increasing concentrations of serum α- and γ-tocopherols were associated with 50% decreasing risk of CIN3, for the women in the highest compared with the lowest quartile after adjusting for confounding variables and HPV. Increased dietary intakes of dark green and deep yellow vegetables and fruits were inversely associated with CIN3 among women in the highest compared to the lowest tertile (adjusted OR= 0.52, 95%CI = 0.27-1.00; p trend=0.05). Conclusion: These results support the evidence that high serum levels of antioxidants as well as dietary intakes may reduce the risk for CIN3 and invasive cancer in Brazilian women. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 02/11184-0 - Diet and serum micronutrients: association with cervical neoplasia and cancer |
| Grantee: | Luciana Yuki Tomita |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct) |