Fatty acid intake and erythrocyte fatty acid profile in women with breast, ovarian and cervical cancers

Aim To assess dietary fat and fatty acid (FA) intakes and to correlate it with red blood cell (RBC) FA composition in women with newly diagnosed breast, cervical and ovarian cancer. Methods 185 women who were newly diagnosed with breast, cervical or ovarian cancer were recruited for the study and dietary information was obtained using food frequency questionnaires. RBC fatty acid composition was analyzed in a subset of 96 women with cancers (35...