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. 2001 Sep;85(5):658–660. doi: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.1927

Risk of betel chewing for oesophageal cancer in Taiwan

M-T Wu 1,2,3, Y-C Lee 4, C-J Chen 5, P-W Yang 4, C-J Lee 4, D-C Wu 6, H-K Hsu 7, C-K Ho 2,3, E-L Kao 8, J-M Lee 4
PMCID: PMC2364131  PMID: 11531247

Abstract

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% Cl = 1.3–10.1) and 9.2-fold risk (95% Cl = 1.8–46.7), respectively, of developing oesophageal cancer, compared to those who did not chew betel. © 2001 Cancer Research Campaign http://www.bjcancer.com

Keywords: oesophageal cancer, squamous-cell carcinoma, betel

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