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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-7-22
pubmed:abstractText
A case-control study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma was conducted in northeast Thailand, a region which shows an intermediate risk for this neoplasm. The study was conducted to investigate the importance of environmental exposures, particularly salted fish consumption, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and occupational exposure to smoke or dust, as risk factors for the disease. Data from 120 nasopharyngeal cancer cases and the same number of hospital-matched controls indicated that consumption of sea-salted fish at least once a week was a significant risk factor (odds ratio, 2.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-5.2). Agricultural workers were also at significantly higher risk (odds ratio, 2.8; 95% confidence interval, 1.3-6.2), and working in agriculture or as a woodcutter was associated with an even higher risk (odds ratio, 8.0; 95% confidence interval, 2.3-28.2). There was no association between nasopharyngeal carcinoma and alcohol drinking or cigarette smoking.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1055-9965
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
345-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Child, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Diet, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Environmental Exposure, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Fishes, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Food Preservatives, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Matched-Pair Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Occupations, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Population Surveillance, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Registries, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1305465-Thailand
pubmed:articleTitle
Environmental risk factors for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a case-control study in northeastern Thailand.
pubmed:affiliation
Cancer Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't