Red meat and fruit intake is prognostic among patients with localized cutaneous melanomas more than 1mm thick
Rothberg BE, Bulloch K, Fine J, Barnhill R, Berwick M. Red meat and fruit intake is prognostic among patients with localized cutaneous melanomas more than 1mm thick. Cancer Epidemiology 2014, 38: 599-607. PMID: 25194935, PMCID: PMC4229370, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2014.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma-specific survivalLocalized cutaneous melanomaFruit consumptionPost-diagnostic measuresDaily fruit consumptionModifiable lifestyle behaviorsRed meatBreslow thicknessCutaneous melanomaAssociated with melanoma-specific survivalRed meat consumptionAssociated with worse outcomesSurvivorship periodLifestyle behaviorsCancer survivorsPhysical activityTobacco cessationFruit intakeNon-therapeutic interventionsTime of diagnosisCox proportional hazardsHigh fish consumptionDietary choicesIndex melanomaIndependent associations