We analyzed the potential role of pizza on cancer risk, using data from an integrated network of case-control studies conducted in Italy between 1991 and 2000. Cancer sites were: oral cavity and pharynx (598 cases), esophagus (304 cases), larynx (460 cases), colon (1,225 cases) and rectum (728 cases). Controls were 4,999 patients admitted for acute, non-neoplastic conditions to the same hospital network as cases. Odds ratios for regular pizza consumers were 0.66 (95% confidence interval, Cl 0.47-0.93) for oral and pharyngeal cancer, 0.41 (95% Cl 0.25-0.69) for oesophageal, 0.82 (95% Cl = 036-1.19) for laryngeal, 0.74 (95% Cl = 0.61-0.89) for colon and 0.93 (95% Cl = 0.75-1.17) for rectal cancer. Pizza appears therefore to be a favorable indicator of risk for digestive tract neoplasms in this population. (C) 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Gallus S, Bosetti C, Negri E, Talamini R, Montella M, Conti E, et al. (2003). Does pizza protect against cancer?. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, 107(2), 283-284 [10.1002/ijc.11382].
Does pizza protect against cancer?
Negri E;
2003
Abstract
We analyzed the potential role of pizza on cancer risk, using data from an integrated network of case-control studies conducted in Italy between 1991 and 2000. Cancer sites were: oral cavity and pharynx (598 cases), esophagus (304 cases), larynx (460 cases), colon (1,225 cases) and rectum (728 cases). Controls were 4,999 patients admitted for acute, non-neoplastic conditions to the same hospital network as cases. Odds ratios for regular pizza consumers were 0.66 (95% confidence interval, Cl 0.47-0.93) for oral and pharyngeal cancer, 0.41 (95% Cl 0.25-0.69) for oesophageal, 0.82 (95% Cl = 036-1.19) for laryngeal, 0.74 (95% Cl = 0.61-0.89) for colon and 0.93 (95% Cl = 0.75-1.17) for rectal cancer. Pizza appears therefore to be a favorable indicator of risk for digestive tract neoplasms in this population. (C) 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
