Congou tea drinking and oesophageal cancer in South China.
The study from a large hospital-based case-control for 1248 cases with oesophageal cancer and the same number of controls in South China showed that Congou, a grade of Chinese black tea, may protect against cancers of the oesophagus and reduce the risk of a combination of alcohol drinking and smoking (especially smoking), regardless of temperature when drinking.
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Preventive Branch, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515031, China. kli@stu.edu.cn
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D000367:Age Factors; D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking