Risk of betel chewing for oesophageal cancer in Taiwan

被引:88
作者
Wu, MT [1 ]
Lee, YC
Chen, CJ
Yang, PW
Lee, CJ
Wu, DC
Hsu, HK
Ho, CK
Kao, EL
Lee, JM
机构
[1] Natl Hlth Res Inst, Div Environm Hlth & Occupat Med, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[2] Kaohsiung Med Univ Hosp, Dept Occupat Med, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[3] Kaohsiung Med Univ, Grad Inst Occupat Safety & Hlth, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[4] Natl Taiwan Univ Hosp, Dept Surg, Taipei 100, Taiwan
[5] Natl Taiwan Univ, Grad Inst Epidemiol, Coll Publ Hlth, Taipei 10764, Taiwan
[6] Kaohsiung Med Univ Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[7] Kaohsiung Vet Gen Hosp, Dept Chest Surg, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[8] Kaohsiung Med Univ Hosp, Dept Chest Surg, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
关键词
oesophageal cancer; squamous-cell carcinoma; betel;
D O I
10.1054/bjoc.2001.1927
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Among 104 cases of squamous-cell oesophageal carcinoma patients and 277 controls in Taiwan, after adjusting for cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and other confounders, we found that subjects who chewed from 1 to 495 betel-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 did not chew betel. (C) 2001 Cancer Research Campaign.
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页码:658 / 660
页数:3
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