THE ROLE OF DRINKING AND CIGARETTE SMOKING IN THE EXCESS DEATHS FROM LIVER CANCER

THE ROLE OF DRINKING AND CIGARETTE SMOKING IN THE EXCESS DEATHS FROM LIVER CANCER

A long-term cohort study of 639 males in a farming area and 677 males in a fishing area in Kyushu, Japan, has been conducted to evaluate risk factors for ischemic heart disease. The present investigation utilized this long-term cohort study to assess the role of drinking and cigarette smoking habits...

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Veröffentlicht in:Japanese Journal of Cancer Research GANN 1986, Vol.77(3), pp.287-295
Hauptverfasser: SHIBATA, Akira, HIROHATA, Tomio, TOSHIMA, Hironori, TASHIRO, Hiromi
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Alcohol Drinking
Analytical epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Carrier State
Drinking
Follow-Up Studies
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Hepatitis B - complications
Humans
Liver cancer
Liver Neoplasms - etiology
Liver Neoplasms - mortality
Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Regression Analysis
Risk
Smoking
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:A long-term cohort study of 639 males in a farming area and 677 males in a fishing area in Kyushu, Japan, has been conducted to evaluate risk factors for ischemic heart disease. The present investigation utilized this long-term cohort study to assess the role of drinking and cigarette smoking habits in the causation of liver cancer. The O/E ratio (ratio of the observed to expected number of deaths) of liver cancer was 7.5 (P
ISSN:0910-5050
1876-4673
DOI:10.20772/cancersci1985.77.3_287