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Cancers of the digestive tract, alcohol and tobacco
Author(s) -
Turns A. J.,
Péqljignot G.,
Gignoux M.,
Valla A
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/ijc.2910300103
Subject(s) - digestive tract , medicine , alcohol consumption , tobacco use , cancer , alcohol , gastroenterology , colorectal cancer , gastrointestinal tract , alcohol intake , physiology , environmental health , biology , population , biochemistry
In a systematic search for risks associated with the consumption of alcohol and tobacco in relation to cancers of the digestive tract, oesophageal cancer was found to be significantly related to both factors. There was a slightly elevated risk for rectal cancer among alcohol consumers as well as a lower risk for gastric cancer. With the exception of oesophageal cancer, none of the other digestive tract cancers were found to be associated with tobacco consumption.