The separate effect of alcohol and tobacco on laryngeal cancer was analysed in two case-control studies from Italy and Switzerland, comprising 40 non-smoking and 68 non-drinking cases, and 160 non-smoking and 161 non-drinking controls. The multivariate odds ratio was 2.46 for heavy drinkers non-smokers, and 9.38 for current smokers non-drinkers.

Cancer of the larynx in non-smoking alcohol drinkers and in non-drinking tobacco smokers / B. C., G. S., S. Franceschi, F. Levi, M. Bertuzzi, E. Negri, T. R., C. La Vecchia. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. - ISSN 0007-0920. - 87:5(2002 Aug 27), pp. 516-518.

Cancer of the larynx in non-smoking alcohol drinkers and in non-drinking tobacco smokers

M. Bertuzzi;E. Negri;C. La Vecchia
2002

Abstract

The separate effect of alcohol and tobacco on laryngeal cancer was analysed in two case-control studies from Italy and Switzerland, comprising 40 non-smoking and 68 non-drinking cases, and 160 non-smoking and 161 non-drinking controls. The multivariate odds ratio was 2.46 for heavy drinkers non-smokers, and 9.38 for current smokers non-drinkers.
alcohol drinking; case-control study; laryngeal cancer; smoking; adult; aged; alcohol drinking; case-control studies; female; humans; italy; laryngeal neoplasms; male; middle aged; odds ratio; risk factors; smoking; switzerland; oncology; cancer research
Settore MED/01 - Statistica Medica
27-ago-2002
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