title: A case-control study of past history of nasal diseases and maxillary sinus cancer in Hokkaido, Japan.
abstract: A case-control study of maxillary sinus cancer was performed in Hokkaido with 116 cases and 232 controls matched for sex, age (within 5 years), and residence (same health center region). Preliminary univariate analyses showed that a history of chronic sinusitis [relative risk (RR) = 3.1]; nasal polyps (RR = 5.7); an occupational history of being a carpenter, joiner, furniture maker, or other woodworker (RR = 2.9); and a history of current or past cigarette smoking (RR = 3.3) were statistically significant risk factors for men. No single item was a significant risk factor for women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shibata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D009790:Occupations; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors