Few studies investigated the role of diet on nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) risk in non-endemic areas. The aim of this study was to assess the association between adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet and NPC risk in a southern European low-risk population.We conducted a hospital-based case-control study in Italy, including 198 histologically confirmed NPC cases and 594 matched controls. Dietary habits were collected by means of a validated food-frequency questionnaire, including 83 foods, food groups, or beverages. Adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet was assessed through a Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS), based on nine dietary components characterizing this dietary profile, i.e., high intake of vegetables, fruits and nuts, cereals, legumes, and fish; low intake of dairy products and meat; high monounsaturated to saturated fatty acid ratio; and moderate alcohol intake. We estimated odds ratios (ORs) of NPC, and the corresponding 95

作者：Federica, Turati；Francesca, Bravi；Jerry, Polesel；Cristina, Bosetti；Eva, Negri；Werner, Garavello；Martina, Taborelli；Diego, Serraino；Massimo, Libra；Maurizio, Montella；Adriano, Decarli；Monica, Ferraroni；Carlo, La Vecchia

来源：Cancer causes & control : CCC 2017 年 28卷 2期