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In Sun Ryou¹, Hyun Jeong Cho², Yeo Ju Sohn¹

¹Department of Family Medicine, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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Meat consumption and cancer mortality show mixed results. Red meat intake was linked to lower gastric cancer risk in men, while organ meat consumption increased pancreatic and breast cancer risk in women.

Keywords:

breast cancer cancer mortality meat consumption nutritional epidemiology organ meat pancreatic cancer

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Dietary Habits and Health Outcomes

Background:

Inconsistent evidence exists on meat consumption and cancer mortality.
Previous research often focused on total/red meat and cancer incidence, not specific mortality in Asian populations.
Limited data on meat subtype consumption and site-specific cancer mortality in Korean adults.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate associations between various meat types and site-specific cancer mortality.
To analyze data from a large Korean population-based cohort.
To provide insights into cancer mortality patterns related to meat consumption in Asian populations.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES).
Assessed meat intake via validated food frequency questionnaires, categorizing by type.
Determined cancer-specific mortality through national death registry linkage and analyzed using Cox models.

Main Results:

Total meat consumption showed no significant association with overall cancer mortality in men or women.
Higher red meat consumption inversely correlated with gastric cancer mortality in men.
Increased organ meat consumption linked to higher pancreatic and breast cancer mortality in women, particularly those with lower BMI, older age, and non-smoking status.

Conclusions:

Total meat intake was not linked to overall cancer mortality, but specific meat types showed sex-dependent associations with cancer mortality.
Detailed analysis of meat consumption patterns is crucial for understanding cancer mortality in Asian populations.
Findings highlight the importance of considering meat subtypes and sex in cancer risk assessment.