Risk of betel chewing for oesophageal cancer in Taiwan

Authors
Wu, MT Lee, YC Chen, CJ Yang, PW Lee, CJ Wu, DC Hsu, HK Ho, CK Kao, EL Lee, JM
Citation
Mt. Wu et al., Risk of betel chewing for oesophageal cancer in Taiwan, BR J CANC, 85(5), 2001, pp. 658-660
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Onconogenesis & Cancer Research
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
ISSN journal
00070920 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
658 - 660
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0920(20010901)85:5<658:ROBCFO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Among 104 cases of squamous-cell oesophageal carcinoma patients and 277 con trols in Taiwan, after adjusting for cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption , and other confounders, we found that subjects who chewed from 1 to 495 be tel-year and more than 495 betel-years (about 20 betel quid per day for 20 years) had 3.6-fold (95% CI = 1.3-10.1) and 9.2-fold risk (95% CI = 1.8-46. 7), respectively, of developing oesophageal cancer, compared to those who d id not chew betel. (C) 2001 Cancer Research Campaign.