Aspirin use and cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract.
The role of aspirin on the risk of cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract was investigated in the combined data of three Italian case-control studies, including 965 cases and 1779 hospital controls. The odds ratio was 0.33 for users of > or = 5 years, and 0.51 for > or = 5 years since first use.
Bosetti
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Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy. bosetti@marionegri.it
Talamini
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Franceschi
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Negri
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Garavello
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La Vecchia
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D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000139:chemically induced*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001241:Aspirin