title: [A case-control family study of gastric cancer in Henan province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the risk factors of gastric cancer in the rural area of Henan province.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred and twenty-five families with gastric cancer and 325 control families (1010 persons in each group) were selected among the rural residents in 4 counties of Henan province. Totally 2020 people were surveyed and assessed using population-based case-control family study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gastric cancer was related to stomach upset, irregular dietary, hobby for salty taste, residual food, and history of mental stimulus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Stomach upset, irregular dietary, hobby for salty taste, residual food, and history of mental stimulus are the risk factors of gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Zhengzhou Railway Vocational and Technical College, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
authors.forename: Xiang-dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Li-ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Jian-ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-hui
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-fei
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xue-qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Kai-juan
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires