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. 1989 Aug;79(8):1016–1019. doi: 10.2105/ajph.79.8.1016

A case-control study of pancreatic cancer and cigarettes, alcohol, coffee and diet.

G W Olsen 1, J S Mandel 1, R W Gibson 1, L W Wattenberg 1, L M Schuman 1
PMCID: PMC1349898  PMID: 2751016

Abstract

A pancreatic cancer case-control study was conducted in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Family members were interviewed about the subject's usage of cigarettes, alcohol, coffee, and other dietary factors in the two years prior to death (cases, n = 212) or prior to interview (controls, n = 220). The adjusted odds ratio for two packs or more of cigarettes per day was 3.92 (95% CI = 1.18, 13.01) and four or more drinks per day OR 2.69 (95% CI = 1.00, 7.27). Coffee was not a risk factor (seven cups or more per day; OR 0.58 (95% CI = 0.27, 1.27). A positive trend was observed for beef and pork consumption, and a negative trend from cruciferous vegetables.

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