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Arafa A, Kokubo Y, Kashima R, Teramoto M, Sakai Y, Nosaka S, Nakao YM, Watanabe E. The Lifelong Health Support 10: a Japanese prescription for a long and healthy life. Environ Health Prev Med 2022; 27:23. [PMID: 35675977 PMCID: PMC9251624 DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.22-00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background Although the age-adjusted incidence and mortality of cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been decreasing steadily in Japan, both diseases remain major contributors to morbidity and mortality along with the aging society. Herein, we aim to provide a prescription of 10 health tips for long and healthy life named the “Lifelong Health Support 10 (LHS10).” Method The LHS10 was developed by the preventive medicine specialists at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Suita, where it has been used for health guidance to prevent CVD, cancer, and cognitive decline in addition to their major risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. It consisted of the lifestyle modification recommendations of the 2014 Japanese Society of Hypertension guidelines and the 2017 Japan Atherosclerosis Society Guidelines for preventing atherosclerotic CVD. Further, it came in line with other international lifestyle modification guidelines. In this narrative review, we summarized the results of several Japanese epidemiological studies investigating the association between the LHS10 items and the risk of cancer, CVD, and other chronic diseases including dementia, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. Results The LHS10 included avoiding smoking and secondhand smoke exposure, engaging in physical activity, refraining from excessive alcohol drinking, reducing fried foods and sugary soft drinks, cutting salt in food, consuming more vegetables, fruits, fish, soy foods, and fibers, and maintaining proper body weight. All items of the LHS10 were shown to reduce the risk of cancer, CVD, and other chronic diseases. Conclusions The LHS10 can be a helpful tool for health guidance. Supplementary information The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1265/ehpm.22-00085.
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- Ahmed Arafa
- Department of Preventive Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center.,Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University
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- Department of Preventive Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Preventive Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Preventive Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Preventive Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Preventive Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Contemporary Human Life Science, Tezukayama University
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Tamura T, Wakai K, Lin Y, Tamakoshi A, Utada M, Ozasa K, Sugawara Y, Tsuji I, Ono A, Sawada N, Tsugane S, Ito H, Nagata C, Kitamura T, Naito M, Tanaka K, Shimazu T, Mizoue T, Matsuo K, Inoue M. Alcohol intake and stomach cancer risk in Japan: A pooled analysis of six cohort studies. Cancer Sci 2021; 113:261-276. [PMID: 34689390 PMCID: PMC8748227 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The association between alcohol intake and stomach cancer risk remains controversial. We undertook a pooled analysis of data from six large-scale Japanese cohort studies with 256 478 participants on this topic. Alcohol intake as ethanol was estimated using a validated questionnaire. The participants were followed for incidence of stomach cancer. We calculated study-specific hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for stomach cancer according to alcohol intake using a Cox regression model. Summary HRs were estimated by pooling the study-specific HRs using a random-effects model. During 4 265 551 person-years of follow-up, 8586 stomach cancer cases were identified. In men, the multivariate-adjusted HRs (95% CIs) of stomach cancer were 1.00 (0.87-1.15) for occasional drinkers, and 1.00 (0.91-1.11) for <23 g/d, 1.09 (1.01-1.18) for 23 to <46 g/d, 1.18 (1.09-1.29) for 46 to <69 g/d, 1.21 (1.05-1.39) for 69 to <92 g/d, and 1.29 (1.11-1.51) for ≥92 g/d ethanol in regular drinkers compared with nondrinkers. In women, the multivariate-adjusted HRs were 0.93 (0.80-1.08) for occasional drinkers, and 0.85 (0.74-0.99) for <23 g/d, and 1.22 (0.98-1.53) for ≥23 g/d in regular drinkers compared with nondrinkers. The HRs for proximal and distal cancer in drinkers vs nondrinkers were 1.69 (1.15-2.47) and 1.24 (0.99-1.55) for ≥92 g/d in men, and 1.60 (0.76-3.37) and 1.18 (0.88-1.57) for ≥23 g/d in women, respectively. Alcohol intake increased stomach cancer risk in men, and heavy drinkers showed a greater point estimate of risk for proximal cancer than for distal cancer.
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- Takashi Tamura
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Information and Control, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.,Division of Descriptive Cancer Epidemiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Population Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Oral Epidemiology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Bae JM. Sex as an effect modifier in the association between alcohol intake and gastric cancer risk. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 13:453-461. [PMID: 34040705 PMCID: PMC8131903 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i5.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The results of previous meta-analyses evaluating the association between the alcohol intake and gastric cancer risk have reported that a statistical significance only for men.
AIM To investigate the different association between alcohol intake and gastric cancer risk between men and women.
METHODS The selection criteria included a prospective cohort study for evaluating alcohol intake and gastric cancer risk, with relative risks adjusted for potential confounders. Adjusted relative risk (RR) for the potential confounders and its 95% confidence interval (CI) in the highest vs lowest level were extracted from each study and a random-effects meta-analysis was conducted. Subgroup analyses by region, level of adjustment for smoking status, adjusting for body mass index, and year of publication were conducted.
RESULTS A meta-analysis of all 27 cohorts showed that alcohol intake increased the risk of gastric cancer (summary RR = 1.13, 95%CI: 1.04-1.23, I2 = 58.2%). Further, 13 men’s cohorts had higher summary RR while maintaining statistical significance, and only seven women’s cohorts had no statistical significance.
CONCLUSION The present review suggests that alcohol consumption increases the risk of gastric cancer in men. These findings showed that the sex variable in the association between alcohol intake and gastric cancer risk seemed to be an effect modifier with an interaction term. It is necessary to re-estimate follow-up outcomes after stratifying for sex.
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- Jong-Myon Bae
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju-si 63243, Jeju, South Korea
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Yu X, Chen J, Jiang W, Zhang D. Alcohol, Alcoholic Beverages and Risk of Esophageal Cancer by Histological Type: A Dose–Response Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Alcohol Alcohol 2020; 55:457-467. [DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agaa047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Aims
We conducted a dose–response meta-analysis to explore the association between alcohol and particular alcoholic beverages with risk of esophageal cancer (EC) by histological type [esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC)] and whether the association differs according to gender.
Methods
PubMed and Web of Science databases were searched for relevant articles published between January 1960 and December 2019. The pooled relative ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated with the fixed or random effect model. The dose–response relationship was assessed by restricted cubic spline.
Results
A total of 74 published articles involving 31,105 cases among 3,369,024 participants were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled RRs of the highest versus lowest alcohol intake were 3.67 (95% CI, 2.89,4.67) for EC, 5.11 (95% CI, 3.60,7.25) for ESCC and 0.96 (95% CI, 0.79,1.16) for EAC. The above-mentioned associations were observed in cohort design, for different alcoholic beverages (beer, wine and liquor/spirits) and gender. Evidence of a nonlinear dose–response relationship for EC risk with alcohol intake was found (Pnon-linearity < 0.001), and a linear relationship (Pnon-linearity = 0.216) suggested that the risk of ESCC increased by 33% for every 12.5 g/day increment of alcohol intake.
Conclusions
This meta-analysis suggests that alcohol intake might significantly increase the incidence of EC, especially for ESCC.
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- Xiaohui Yu
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, The School of Public Health of Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, The School of Public Health of Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, The School of Public Health of Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, The School of Public Health of Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People’s Republic of China
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Association of alcohol consumption with the risk of stomach cancer in a Japanese population: a prospective cohort study. Eur J Cancer Prev 2018; 27:27-32. [PMID: 28594338 DOI: 10.1097/cej.0000000000000278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Biological studies have provided confirmation of alcohol-related carcinogenesis in the stomach, but the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of stomach cancer remains controversial. We aimed to investigate whether quantitative alcohol intake is associated with the risk of stomach cancer in a large prospective cohort study among a Japanese population. Study participants included 30 714 participants (14 171 men and 16 543 women) aged 35 years or older, who were enrolled in the Takayama study launched on 1 September 1992. Alcohol consumption was assessed quantitatively using a validated food frequency questionnaire. According to alcohol intake (g/day), male participants were classified into quartile groups: Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4. Female participants were classified into three groups: nondrinkers, and drinkers below or above the median alcohol level. We estimated the hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for stomach cancer adjusted for age, smoking, BMI, education, total energy intake, salt intake, physical activity, and medical history of diabetes mellitus for each alcohol intake group using the Cox proportional hazards regression model. By the end of March 2008, a total of 678 participants had been diagnosed with stomach cancer. For men, the multivariate-adjusted HRs of stomach cancer for Q2, Q3, and Q4 relative to Q1 were 1.39 (95% CI: 1.07-1.81), 1.35 (95% CI: 1.02-1.79), and 1.38 (95% CI: 1.02-1.87), respectively. In women, no associations were observed. These data suggest that alcohol consumption could be associated with an increased risk of stomach cancer among Japanese men.
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Vingeliene S, Chan DSM, Vieira AR, Polemiti E, Stevens C, Abar L, Navarro Rosenblatt D, Greenwood DC, Norat T. An update of the WCRF/AICR systematic literature review and meta-analysis on dietary and anthropometric factors and esophageal cancer risk. Ann Oncol 2018; 28:2409-2419. [PMID: 28666313 PMCID: PMC5834025 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background In the 2007 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research Second Expert Report, the expert panel judged that there was strong evidence that alcoholic drinks and body fatness increased esophageal cancer risk, whereas fruits and vegetables probably decreased its risk. The judgments were mainly based on case–control studies. As part of the Continuous Update Project, we updated the scientific evidence accumulated from cohort studies in this topic. Methods We updated the Continuous Update Project database up to 10 January 2017 by searching in PubMed and conducted dose–response meta-analyses to estimate summary relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using random effects model. Results A total of 57 cohort studies were included in 13 meta-analyses. Esophageal adenocarcinoma risk was inversely related to vegetable intake (RR per 100 g/day: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.80–0.99, n = 3) and directly associated with body mass index (RR per 5 kg/m2: 1.47, 95% CI: 1.34–1.61, n = 9). For esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, inverse associations were observed with fruit intake (RR for 100 g/day increment: 0.84, 95% CI: 0.75–0.94, n = 3) and body mass index (RR for 5 kg/m2 increment: 0.64, 95% CI: 0.56–0.73, n = 8), and direct associations with intakes of processed meats (RR for 50 g/day increment: 1.59, 95% CI: 1.11–2.28, n = 3), processed and red meats (RR for 100 g/day increment: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.04–1.82, n = 3) and alcohol (RR for 10 g/day increment: 1.25, 95% CI: 1.12–1.41, n = 6). Conclusions Evidence from cohort studies suggested a protective role of vegetables and body weight control in esophageal adenocarcinomas development. For squamous cell carcinomas, higher intakes of red and processed meats and alcohol may increase the risk, whereas fruits intake may play a protective role.
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- S Vingeliene
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK;; Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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He Z, Zhao TT, Xu HM, Wang ZN, Xu YY, Song YX, Ni ZR, Xu H, Yin SC, Liu XY, Miao ZF. Association between alcohol consumption and the risk of gastric cancer: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Oncotarget 2017; 8:84459-84472. [PMID: 29137439 PMCID: PMC5663611 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Alcohol consumption is inconsistently associated with the risk of gastric cancer morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the association between alcohol consumption on gastric cancer risk. The PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched from inception through April 2017. Prospective cohort studies evaluating the association between alcohol consumption and risk of gastric cancer which report its effect estimates with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were included. The results summary was performed using the random-effect model. Twenty-two cohort studies involving 22,545 cases of gastric cancer and 5,820,431 participants were identified and included in our data analysis. Overall, drinking had little or no effect on gastric cancer as compared with non-drinkers. Furthermore, light and moderate alcohol consumption had no significant effect on gastric cancer risk when compared with non-drinkers. However, heavy alcohol consumption was associated with a greater risk of gastric cancer when compared with non-drinkers. The findings of the subgroup analyses indicated that light alcohol consumption was associated with a lower risk of gastric cancer in women, while heavy alcohol consumption was associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer regardless of country, gender, whether the study reported gastric cancer incidence, or whether the study adjusted for body mass index, educational attainment, or physical activity. The findings of this study suggest that light alcohol consumption might play a protective effect on gastric cancer in women, while heavy alcohol consumption is associated with a significantly increased risk of gastric cancer in all subgroups.
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- Zheng He
- Department of Radiation Oncology, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.,School of Life Science, Faculty of Science, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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Han X, Xiao L, Yu Y, Chen Y, Shu HH. Alcohol consumption and gastric cancer risk: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Oncotarget 2017; 8:83237-83245. [PMID: 29137337 PMCID: PMC5669963 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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We performed this meta-analysis to explore the precise quantification relationship between alcohol consumption and gastric cancer and to provide evidence for preventing gastric cancer. We searched PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science for articles published up to December 2016, and identified 23 cohort studies that included a total population of 5,886,792 subjects. We derived meta-analytic estimates using random-effects models, taking into account correlations between estimates. We also investigated the dose–response relationship between gastric cancer risk and alcohol consumption. We found that alcohol consumption increased gastric cancer risk, where the summary risk ratio was 1.17 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.00–1.34; I2 = 79.6%, p < 0.05. The dose–response analysis showed that every 10 g/d increment in alcohol consumption was associated with 7% increased gastric cancer risk (95% CI 1.02–1.12; I2 = 28.9%, p = 0.002). This meta-analysis provides evidence that alcohol consumption is an important risk factor of the incidence of gastric cancer.
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- Xue Han
- Department of Anesthesiology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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Alcohol consumption and liver cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Cancer Causes Control 2015; 26:1205-31. [PMID: 26134046 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-015-0615-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE Alcohol is a confirmed risk factor of liver cancer. Yet, its dose-response function and synergistic effects with other risk factors remain unclear. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis on publications up to May 2014. A total of 112 publications were identified. The meta-relative risk (mRR) and the dose-response trend were calculated. Tests for heterogeneity, publication bias, and sensitivity analyses were performed. The synergy index (SI) was recorded or calculated, whenever possible. RESULTS Compared to individuals who never drank or drank at very low frequencies, the mRR for ever drinkers was 1.29 (95% confidence interval, CI 1.16-1.42) and 1.46 (95% CI 1.27-1.65) for case-control studies, and 1.07 (95% CI 0.87-1.27) for cohort studies. Being a current drinker was associated with an increased liver cancer risk in case-control studies (mRR = 1.55, 95% CI 0.38-2.73), but not in cohort studies (mRR = 0.86, 95% CI 0.74-0.97). The dose-response relation between alcohol and liver cancer was apparent with RR = 1.08 (95% CI 1.04-1.11) for 12 g/day (~1 drink), 1.54 (95% CI 1.36-1.74) for 50 g/day, 2.14 (95% CI 1.74-2.62) for 75 g/day, 3.21 (95% CI 2.34-4.40) for 100 g/day, and 5.20 (95% CI 3.25-8.29) for 125 g/day of alcohol consumption. There were synergistic effects of alcohol consumption with hepatitis (S = 2.14, 95% CI 1.31-2.98) and with diabetes (S = 3.57, 95% CI 2.29-4.84) on the risk of liver cancer, although this may be subject to publication bias. CONCLUSION Overall, one alcoholic drink per day (~12 g/day) may be associated with a 1.1 times higher liver cancer risk. Further studies on the synergistic effects of alcohol consumption and other major risk factors are warranted.
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Roerecke M, Shield KD, Higuchi S, Yoshimura A, Larsen E, Rehm MX, Rehm J. Estimates of alcohol-related oesophageal cancer burden in Japan: systematic review and meta-analyses. Bull World Health Organ 2015; 93:329-338C. [PMID: 26229204 PMCID: PMC4431512 DOI: 10.2471/blt.14.142141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Revised: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To refine estimates of the burden of alcohol-related oesophageal cancer in Japan. METHODS We searched PubMed for published reviews and original studies on alcohol intake, aldehyde dehydrogenase polymorphisms, and risk for oesophageal cancer in Japan, published before 2014. We conducted random-effects meta-analyses, including subgroup analyses by aldehyde dehydrogenase variants. We estimated deaths and loss of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from oesophageal cancer using exposure distributions for alcohol based on age, sex and relative risks per unit of exposure. FINDINGS We identified 14 relevant studies. Three cohort studies and four case-control studies had dose-response data. Evidence from cohort studies showed that people who consumed the equivalent of 100 g/day of pure alcohol had an 11.71 fold, (95% confidence interval, CI: 2.67-51.32) risk of oesophageal cancer compared to those who never consumed alcohol. Evidence from case-control studies showed that the increase in risk was 33.11 fold (95% CI: 8.15-134.43) in the population at large. The difference by study design is explained by the 159 fold (95% CI: 27.2-938.2) risk among those with an inactive aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme variant. Applying these dose-response estimates to the national profile of alcohol intake yielded 5279 oesophageal cancer deaths and 102,988 DALYs lost - almost double the estimates produced by the most recent global burden of disease exercise. CONCLUSION Use of global dose-response data results in an underestimate of the burden of disease from oesophageal cancer in Japan. Where possible, national burden of disease studies should use results from the population concerned.
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- Michael Roerecke
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Social and Epidemiological Research Department, Room T523, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Social and Epidemiological Research Department, Room T523, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada
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- National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Yokosuka, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization, Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Yokosuka, Japan
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Social and Epidemiological Research Department, Room T523, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Social and Epidemiological Research Department, Room T523, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada
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Shu L, Wang XQ, Wang SF, Wang S, Mu M, Zhao Y, Sheng J, Tao FB. Dietary patterns and stomach cancer: a meta-analysis. Nutr Cancer 2013; 65:1105-15. [PMID: 24168194 DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2013.828086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Investigation of the relationship between dietary patterns and some chronic diseases becomes appealing in nutrition epidemiology. Many studies reported potential associations between different dietary patterns and the risk of stomach cancer, however, a consistent perspective hasn't been established to date. Herein, we carried this meta-analysis to identify the associations between different dietary patterns and the risk of stomach cancer. A total of 23 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this meta-analysis. A decreased risk of stomach cancer was shown for the highest compared with the lowest category of a "healthy" dietary pattern [odds ratio (OR) = 0.69; confidence interval (CI): 0.53, 0.89; P = 0.005). There were evidence of the increased risk of stomach cancer in the highest compared with the lowest categories of Western-style pattern (OR = 1.59; CI: 1.25, 2.04; P = 0.0002) and alcohol-drinking pattern (OR = 1.37; CI: 1.11, 1.70; P = 0.004). The results of this meta-analysis indicate that healthy dietary pattern may decrease the risk of stomach cancer, whereas Western-style and alcohol-drinking dietary patterns may increase the risk of stomach cancer.
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- Long Shu
- a School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University , Hefei , 230032 , Anhui , China
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Tramacere I, Negri E, Pelucchi C, Bagnardi V, Rota M, Scotti L, Islami F, Corrao G, La Vecchia C, Boffetta P. A meta-analysis on alcohol drinking and gastric cancer risk. Ann Oncol 2012; 23:28-36. [PMID: 21536659 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Whether an association between alcohol drinking and gastric cancer risk exists is an open question. In order to provide a definite quantification of the association between alcohol drinking and gastric cancer risk, we conducted a meta-analysis of available data. PATIENTS AND METHODS We carried out a PubMed search of articles published up to June 2010 and identified 44 case-control and 15 cohort studies, including a total of 34 557 gastric cancer cases. We derived meta-analytic estimates using random-effects models, taking into account correlation between estimates. We carried out a dose-risk analysis using nonlinear random-effects meta-regression models. RESULTS Compared with nondrinkers, the pooled relative risk (RR) was 1.07 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01-1.13] for alcohol drinkers and 1.20 (95% CI 1.01-1.44) for heavy alcohol drinkers (≥4 drinks per day). The pooled estimates were apparently higher for gastric noncardia (RR for heavy drinkers=1.17, 95% CI 0.78-1.75) than for gastric cardia (RR=0.99, 95% CI 0.67-1.47) adenocarcinoma. The dose-risk model estimated a RR of 0.95 (95% CI 0.91-0.99) for 10 g/day and 1.14 (95% CI 1.08-1.21) for 50 g/day. CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis provides definite evidence of a lack of association between moderate alcohol drinking and gastric cancer risk. There was, however, a positive association with heavy alcohol drinking.
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- I Tramacere
- Department of Epidemiology, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan.
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- Department of Statistics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan; Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan
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- Department of Statistics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan; Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, Centre of Biostatistics for Clinical Epidemiology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Statistics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France; Digestive Disease Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Statistics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan; Section of Medical Statistics, Department of Occupational Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- International Prevention Research Institute, Lyon, France; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA
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Shimazu T, Sasazuki S, Wakai K, Tamakoshi A, Tsuji I, Sugawara Y, Matsuo K, Nagata C, Mizoue T, Tanaka K, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Alcohol drinking and primary liver cancer: A pooled analysis of four Japanese cohort studies. Int J Cancer 2011; 130:2645-53. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Islami F, Fedirko V, Tramacere I, Bagnardi V, Jenab M, Scotti L, Rota M, Corrao G, Garavello W, Schüz J, Straif K, Negri E, Boffetta P, La Vecchia C. Alcohol drinking and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with focus on light-drinkers and never-smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Cancer 2011; 129:2473-84. [PMID: 21190191 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Accepted: 11/17/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Quantification of the association between alcohol drinking and risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is an open issue, particularly among light alcohol drinkers, never-smokers, and Asian populations, in which some high-risk polymorphisms in alcohol metabolizing genes are more prevalent. To address these issues, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis using 40 case-control and 13 cohort studies that reported on the risk associated with alcohol drinking for at least three levels of consumption. In studies adjusted for age, sex, and tobacco smoking, the relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the association between light alcohol drinking (≤ 12.5 g/d) and risk of ESCC was 1.38 (1.14-1.67). The association was slightly stronger in Asian countries than in other populations. The adjusted RRs (95% CIs) were 2.62 (2.07-3.31) for moderate drinking (>12.5-<50 g/d) and 5.54 (3.92-7.28) for high alcohol intake (≥50 g/d); the RRs were slightly higher in non-Asian populations. In prospective studies, the RR (95% CI) was 1.35 (0.92-1.98) for light, 2.15 (1.55-2.98) for moderate, and 3.35 (2.06-5.46) for high alcohol intakes; light drinking showed an association with ESCC in Asia (five studies) but not in other regions (three studies). Among never-smokers (nine studies), the RR (95% CI) was 0.74 (0.47-1.16) for light, 1.54 (1.09-2.17) for moderate, and 3.09 (1.75-5.46) for high intakes. This meta-analysis further corroborates the association of moderate and high alcohol intake with risk of ESCC and provides risk estimates based on multiple prospective studies. Light alcohol intake appears to be associated to ESCC mainly in studies in Asia, which suggests a possible role of genetic susceptibility factors.
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- Farhad Islami
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
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Toriola AT, Kurl S, Dyba T, Laukkanen JA, Kauhanen J. The impact of alcohol consumption on the risk of cancer among men: A 20-year follow-up study from Finland. Eur J Cancer 2010; 46:1488-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2010] [Revised: 03/24/2010] [Accepted: 03/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tanaka K, Tsuji I, Wakai K, Nagata C, Mizoue T, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Alcohol drinking and liver cancer risk: an evaluation based on a systematic review of epidemiologic evidence among the Japanese population. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2008; 38:816-38. [PMID: 18945722 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyn108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although alcohol consumption has been recognized as a risk factor for primary liver cancer, it will be informative to summarize relevant epidemiologic data in the Japanese who have characteristic environmental determinants (e.g. hepatitis C virus infection) and genetic traits (e.g. presence of poor acetaldehyde metabolizers). METHODS We systematically reviewed epidemiologic studies on alcohol drinking and liver cancer among Japanese populations. Original data were obtained through searches of the MEDLINE (PubMed) and Ichushi databases, complemented with manual searches. The evaluation was performed in terms of the magnitude of association ('strong', 'moderate', 'weak' or 'no association') in each study and the strength of evidence ('convincing', 'probable', 'possible' or 'insufficient'), together with biological plausibility as previously assessed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. RESULTS Among 22 cohort studies identified, 14 (64%) reported weak to strong positive associations between alcohol and liver cancer risk, 3 (14%) reported no association and five (23%) reported weak to moderate inverse associations; such inverse associations were found mostly in follow-up studies of patients with chronic liver disease (particularly, cirrhotic patients), yet recent studies on patients with chronic hepatitis C presented fairly consistent positive associations. Of 24 case-control studies identified, 19 (79%) showed weak to strong positive associations, whereas the remainder demonstrated no association (n = 4) or a moderate inverse association (n = 1). CONCLUSION We conclude that there is 'convincing' evidence that alcohol drinking increases the risk of primary liver cancer among the Japanese population.
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- Keitaro Tanaka
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan.
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3-HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) block the growth of malignant cells in vitro. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials failed to show reduced risk of cancers in statin users. Case-control studies, however, have the advantage of examining remote exposures. This study determined the association between statins and breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, or any cancer in case-control studies. A comprehensive search for studies published through November 2006 was performed. Twenty case-control studies (100 129 incident cancer cases) were combined to obtain a pooled odds ratio using an inverse variance method. A funnel plot did not suggest a significant absence of unpublished data. The studies were significantly heterogeneous (P<0.01), thus a random effects model was used. The pooled OR and 95% confidence intervals for statin users and cancer were as follows: any cancer 0.71 (0.56-0.89), breast cancer 0.86 (0.60-1.23), colon cancer 0.89 (0.82-0.97), lung cancer 0.75 (0.50-1.11), and prostate cancer 0.74 (0.45-1.20). In this meta-analysis of case-control studies, we found a significant association between statin usage and any cancer, but when stratified by cancer type, only the association with colon cancer remained. On the basis of these results, randomized control trials with longer follow-up times than previously used are warranted.
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Shimazu T, Inoue M, Sasazuki S, Iwasaki M, Kurahashi N, Yamaji T, Tsugane S. Alcohol and risk of lung cancer among Japanese men: data from a large-scale population-based cohort study, the JPHC study. Cancer Causes Control 2008; 19:1095-102. [DOI: 10.1007/s10552-008-9173-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2007] [Accepted: 04/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Akhter M, Nishino Y, Nakaya N, Kurashima K, Sato Y, Kuriyama S, Tsubono Y, Tsuji I. Cigarette smoking and the risk of colorectal cancer among men: a prospective study in Japan. Eur J Cancer Prev 2007; 16:102-7. [PMID: 17297385 DOI: 10.1097/01.cej.0000228412.98847.bc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The association between cigarette smoking and the risk of colorectal cancer remains controversial. We examined this association using a population-based prospective cohort study in Miyagi, Japan. In 1990, we delivered a self-administered questionnaire on cigarette smoking and other health habits to 25 279 men who were 40-64 years of age and lived in 14 municipalities of Miyagi Prefecture. A total of 22 836 men responded (90.3% response rate). During 7 years of follow-up (158 376 person-years), we identified 188 patients of colorectal cancer. Relative risks and 95% confidence intervals were estimated by the Cox proportional-hazards regression analysis with adjustment for potential confounders. The multivariate-adjusted relative risks (95% confidence interval) of colorectal cancer for past smokers and current smokers compared with those who had never smoked were 1.73 (1.04-2.87) and 1.47 (0.93-2.34), respectively. Among current smokers, both a higher number of cigarettes smoked per day and an earlier age at which smoking had started were associated with a significant linear increase in risk (P for trend <0.05). Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that cigarette smoking is associated with a higher risk of colorectal cancer in men.
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- Munira Akhter
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Wakai K, Nagata C, Mizoue T, Tanaka K, Nishino Y, Tsuji I, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Alcohol drinking and lung cancer risk: an evaluation based on a systematic review of epidemiologic evidence among the Japanese population. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2007; 37:168-74. [PMID: 17332056 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyl146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of lung cancer is controversial. Based on a systematic review of epidemiologic evidence, we evaluated this association among the Japanese population, who may be more susceptible to alcohol-related diseases than Western populations. METHODS Original data were obtained from MEDLINE searches using PubMed or from searches of the Ichushi database, complemented with manual searches. The evaluation of associations was based on the strength of evidence and the magnitude of association, together with biological plausibility as previously evaluated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. RESULTS We identified seven cohort studies and two case-control studies. One cohort study demonstrated a strong positive association between alcohol drinking and the risk of female lung cancer, but the association almost disappeared after adjustment for smoking. The other eight studies showed a weak positive or no association. Although smoking is the best-established risk factor for lung cancer, only five cohort studies presented smoking-adjusted risks out of all nine identified. Furthermore, only two studies explicitly reported the risk estimate for ex-drinkers who may have quit alcohol drinking after the development or diagnosis of the disease and have an apparently higher risk. CONCLUSION We conclude that the epidemiologic evidence on the association between alcohol drinking and lung cancer risk remains insufficient in terms of both the number and methodological quality of studies among the Japanese population.
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- Kenji Wakai
- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.
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