A case-control study of pancreatic cancer and cigarettes, alcohol, coffee and diet.
A pancreatic cancer case-control study was conducted in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Family members were interviewed about the subject's usage of cigarettes, alcohol, coffee, and other dietary factors in the two years prior to death (cases, n = 212) or prior to interview (controls, n = 220). The adjusted odds ratio for two packs or more of cigarettes per day was 3.92 (95% CI = 1.18, 13.01) and four or more drinks per day OR 2.69 (95% CI = 1.00, 7.27). Coffee was not a risk factor (seven cups or more per day; OR 0.58 (95% CI = 0.27, 1.27). A positive trend was observed for beef and pork consumption, and a negative trend from cruciferous vegetables.
Olsen
G W
GW
Epidemiology Department, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI 48674.
Mandel
J S
JS
Gibson
R W
RW
Wattenberg
L W
LW
Schuman
L M
LM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003069:Coffee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D044465:White People
D003069:Coffee; D004041:Dietary Fats