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Dietary links between dairy, meat, and egg intake and pancreatic cancer risk

that intake of fish was not associated with an increased the authors appreciate the open-access funding offered by
risk of pancreatic cancer (RR per 50 g intake/day: 1.22; the Qatar National Library for this article.
95%CI: 0.92 – 1.62). Similarly, Gao et al. reported that
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there was no association between fish intake and the risk Conflict of interest
of pancreatic cancer risk (RR: 1.00; 95%CI: 0.93 – 1.07). The authors state that there are no conflicts of interest.
The differences between our findings and those of previous
studies regarding fish intake may be attributed to variations Author contributions
in cooking methods and preparation techniques, as well as Conceptualization: Tareq Al-Jaberi, Reema F. Tayyem
the chemical composition of the fish consumed.
Data curation: Sabika Allehdan, Tareq Al-Jaberi, Aya
The current case–control study offers several advantages, Hamdan, Yaser Rayyan
including the ability to adjust statistical analyses for a large Formal analysis: Sabika Allehdan, Mohammed O. Ibrahim,
number of significant confounders, which is thought to Reema F. Tayyem
strengthen our conclusions by mitigating their impact on Investigation: Sabika Allehdan, Reema F. Tayyem
pancreatic cancer risk. This study employed a culturally Methodology: Tareq Al-Jaberi, Reema F. Tayyem
relevant FFQ that incorporates various food items to Writing – original draft: Sabika Allehdan, Aya Hamdan,
accurately reflect the typical dietary habits of the study Mohammed O. Ibrahim, Narmeen Al-Awwad, Reema
population. The inclusion of pancreatic cancer patients and F. Tayyem
controls drawn from significant public hospitals and the Writing – review & editing: All authors
community also guarantees an accurate representation of
the various diets that coexist in Jordan. The questionnaire Ethics approval and consent to participate
was well-received overall, with a notable response rate The research was carried out following the principles
of >95%. Despite the study’s strengths, it is important to
note some of its limitations. One of the limitations of the outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and received
approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of King
current study is memory bias, a common issue in case– Hussein Cancer Center (IRB No. 15 KHCC 03, Amman,
control studies, especially when participants are asked
to recall their dietary intake over the past 12 months. Jordan), as well as from King Abdullah University Hospital,
In addition, reporting bias can occur, as participants Jordan University Hospital, and Al-Bashir Hospital. Each
may selectively report information that aligns with their participant provided written consent.
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disease status. Moreover, the participants’ diagnoses Consent for publication
(i.e., pancreatic cancer vs. controls) were not concealed
from the interviewers. However, all interviewers received Informed consent from the patients obtained for releasing
extensive training to ensure they treated every participant their data.
equally and professionally, minimizing any unintentional
influence on participants’ responses stemming from their Availability of data
knowledge of the participants’ diagnoses, regardless of The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study
their status. are available from the corresponding author on reasonable
request.
5. Conclusion
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