title: Smoking and drinking cessation and the risk of oesophageal cancer.
abstract: In a case-control study from Italy and Switzerland with 404 oesophageal cancer cases and 1070 hospital controls, the risk of oesophageal cancer declined with time since cessation of smoking or drinking, and was significantly reduced (odds ratio = 0.11) 10 or more years after cessation of both habits.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche 'Mario Negri', Via Eritrea 62, Milan, 20157, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bosetti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Franceschi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Negri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Talamini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: La Vecchia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors