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. 2000 Nov 22;83(11):1552–1555. doi: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1476

Lactose and benign ovarian tumours in a case–control study

J A Britton 1, C Westhoff 2,3, G R Howe 3, M D Gammon 4
PMCID: PMC2363435  PMID: 11076667

Abstract

We investigated the relation between benign ovarian tumours and lactose among 746 case women identified at seven New York metropolitan hospitals and 404 community controls, age and hospital frequency matched to the expected case distribution. No increase in risk was found for lactose (highest quartile versus lowest: adjusted odds ratio = 0.82 (95% CI 0.57–1.20) or for any other lactose foods. © 2000 Cancer Research Campaign http://www.bjcancer.com

Keywords: case–control studies, diet, lactose, nutrition, ovarian neoplasms, risk factors

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