Lethal breast cancer
Disease1 paper3 findings
- Humans1
Associations
3Total carotenoids
downin humans1HR 0.52
1 study
Total carotenoids
downin humans1HR 0.52
Total carotenoids lower the risk of lethal breast cancer in humans (48% lower risk, HR 0.52 (95% CI 0.36, 0.74)).
Humanshighest quintile vs lowest quintileplasma>30 yfemales
Prediagnostic circulating carotenoids and lethal breast cancer risk: a novel analytic approach applied to a nested case-control study · The American journal of clinical nutrition · 8 Sep 2026
Beta-cryptoxanthin
downin humans1HR 0.68
1 study
Beta-cryptoxanthin
downin humans1HR 0.68
Beta-cryptoxanthin lowers the risk of lethal breast cancer in humans (HR 0.68 (95% CI 0.47, 0.97)).
Humanshighest quintile vs lowest quintileplasma>30 yfemales
Prediagnostic circulating carotenoids and lethal breast cancer risk: a novel analytic approach applied to a nested case-control study · The American journal of clinical nutrition · 8 Sep 2026
Beta-carotene
downin humans1HR 0.59
1 study
Beta-carotene
downin humans1HR 0.59
Beta-carotene lowers the risk of lethal breast cancer in humans (41% lower risk, HR 0.59 (95% CI 0.41, 0.83)).
Humanshighest quintile vs lowest quintileplasma>30 yfemales
Prediagnostic circulating carotenoids and lethal breast cancer risk: a novel analytic approach applied to a nested case-control study · The American journal of clinical nutrition · 8 Sep 2026