title: The influence of alcohol and smoking on the incidence of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in women.
abstract: A retrospective case reference study examining the use of alcohol and tobacco in 303 women aged 40 or over suffering from oral or oropharyngeal cancer was conducted in the south-west Netherlands. Both alcohol and tobacco consumption are important in the development of oral and oropharyngeal cancer with increased consumption of both markedly increasing the risks of cancer, but alcohol having the greater effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sanderson
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: de Boer
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Damhuis
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Meeuwis
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Knegt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*