Abstract 639: Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids intake and pancreatic cancer risk in understudied populations

Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the deadliest malignancies. Lab based research suggests that two types of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), n-3 and n-6 PUFA, may have opposing effects on PC carcinogenesis. However, human evidence on the role of dietary PUFA intake in PC risk is inconsistent. Previous epidemiological studies on this topic were conducted primarily among Whites and included few individuals from low socioeconomic...