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Fatty fish and fish omega-3 fatty acid intakes decrease the breast cancer risk: a case-control study.

BMC Cancer · 2009 · PMC2711973 · PMID 19566923

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marginally significantp = 0.068so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)
In contrast, there was no statistically significant difference in any quartile category compared to the lowest intake of ω-3 fatty acids, although p for trend was marginally significant (p = 0.068).

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borderline significanceno p-value reported
A meta-analysis of biomarker studies based on three cohort and seven case-control studies found a significant protective effect for total ω-3 PUFAs, but only an inverse association with borderline significance for α-linolenic acid in case-control studies.

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