Open AccessPrediagnostic plasma vitamin C and risk of gastric adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a Chinese population
Author(s) -
Tram Kim Lam,
Neal D. Freedman,
JinHu Fan,
YouLin Qiao,
Sanford M. Dawsey,
Philip R. Taylor,
Christian C. Abnet
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.113.061267
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , population , prospective cohort study , cohort study , relative risk , cohort , proportional hazards model , cancer , vitamin d and neurology , oncology , confidence interval , environmental health , optics , physics
China has some of the highest incidence rates for gastric adenocarcinoma (GA) and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in the world. Prospective studies suggested that vitamin C may reduce risks; however, associations are unclear because of limited sample size.
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