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Consumption of alcohol, coffee, and tobacco, and gastric cancer in Spain

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A case-control study on gastric cancer was carried out between 1987 and 1989 in four regions of Spain. Three hundred and fifty-four cases of histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma were included (235 men and 119 women). For each case, a control was selected, matched by sex, age, and area of residence, from the same hospital as the case. No association was observed with smoking, nor with the consumption of coffee or tea. The usual consumption of alcohol was associated with gastric cancer in men (odds ratio = 1.54, 95 percent confidence interval = 1.03–2.31), but there was no dose-response relationship. No association was observed in women. All estimations were carried out taking into account the effect of the dietary factors associated with gastric cancer. In accordance with previous evidence, the association observed between gastric cancer and alcohol appears not to be causal.

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  1. Antonio Agudo
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Drs Agudo and González are with the Unit of Epidemiology, Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, Spain. Dr Marcos is with the Department of Preventive Medicine, Hospital Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain. Dr Sanz is with the Department of Pathology, Hospital del INSALUD, Soria, Spain. Dr Saigi is with the Department of Oncology, Hospital General de Granollers, Granollers, Spain. Dr Verge is with the Department of Surgery, Hospital de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain. Dr Boleda is with the Department of Oncology, Hospital S. Camil, Sant Pere de Riba, Sapin. Dr Ortego is with the Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain. Address correspondence to Dr Agudo, Unit of Epidemiology, Hospital de Mataró, c. Hospital 31, 08301 Mataró, Spain. This study received financial support from the Health Research Fund (FIS) of the Spanish Ministry of Health (Financial Aid for Research exp. 87/1703, exp. 89/0018 and exp. 89/0743) and from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (Collaborative Research Agreement AEP/88/02).

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Agudo, A., González, C.A., Marcos, G. et al. Consumption of alcohol, coffee, and tobacco, and gastric cancer in Spain. Cancer Causes Control 3, 137–143 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00051653

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