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Type: Journal article
Title: Multivitamin, calcium and folic acid supplements and the risk of colorectal cancer in Lynch syndrome
Author: Chau, R.
Dashti, S.
Ait Ouakrim, D.
Buchanan, D.
Clendenning, M.
Rosty, C.
Winship, I.
Young, J.
Giles, G.
Macrae, F.
Boussioutas, A.
Parry, S.
Figueiredo, J.
Levine, A.
Ahnen, D.
Casey, G.
Haile, R.
Gallinger, S.
Le Marchand, L.
Thibodeau, S.
et al.
Citation: International Journal of Epidemiology, 2016; 45(3):940-953
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Issue Date: 2016
ISSN: 0300-5771
1464-3685
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Rowena Chau, Seyedeh Ghazaleh Dashti, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Daniel D Buchanan, Mark Clendenning, Christophe Rosty, Ingrid M Winship, Joanne P Young, Graham G Giles, Finlay A Macrae, Alex Boussioutas, Susan Parry, Jane C Figueiredo, A Joan Levine, Dennis J Ahnen, Graham Casey, Robert W Haile, Steven Gallinger, Loïc C Le Marchand, Stephen N Thibodeau, Noralane M Lindor, Polly A Newcomb, John D Potter, John A Baron, John L Hopper, Mark A Jenkins, and Aung Ko Win
Abstract: Background: People with a DNA mismatch repair (MMR) gene mutation have a substantially elevated risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) but the modifiers of this risk are not well established. We investigated the association between dietary supplement intake and CRC risk for carriers. Methods: This study included 1966 (56% female) carriers of an MMR gene mutation (719 MLH1, 931 MSH2, 211 MSH6 and 105 PMS2) who were recruited from the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand into the Colon Cancer Family Registry between 1997 and 2012. Information on lifestyle factors including supplement intake was collected at the time of recruitment. Using Cox proportional hazards regression weighted to correct for ascertainment bias, we estimated hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for associations between self-reported multivitamin, calcium and folic acid supplement intake and CRC risk. Results: Of 744 carriers with CRC, 18%, 6% and 5% reported intake of multivitamin, calcium and folic acid supplements for at least 1 month, respectively, compared with 27%, 11% and 10% of 1222 carriers without CRC. After adjusting for identified confounding variables, a decreased CRC risk was associated with multivitamin intake for at least 3 years (HR 0.47, 95% CI 0.32-0.69) and calcium intake for at least 3 years(HR 0.42, 95% CI 0.23-0.74), compared with never users. There was no evidence of an association between folic acid supplement intake and CRC risk (P = 0.82). Conclusion: Intake of multivitamin and calcium supplements might be associated with a decreased risk of CRC for MMR gene mutation carriers.
Keywords: Colorectal cancer; DNA mismatch repair; Lynch syndrome; multivitamin; calcium; folic acid
Rights: © The Author 2016; all rights reserved. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw036
Grant ID: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1042021
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1074383
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyw036
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