title: Meat consumption, animal products, and the risk of bladder cancer: a case-control study in Uruguayan men.
abstract: In the time period 1996-2004, all incident cases of bladder cancer were included in a case-control study in order to study the role of meat consumption and product animals in the etiology of urothelial cancer. The study included 225 cases and 1,510 hospitalized controls with non-neoplastic conditions, not related to smoking and alcohol drinking. Relative risks, approximated by the odds ratios, were calculated in order to clarify the effect of meat consumption in the etiology of urothelial cancer. Total meat consumption (OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.02-2.11), total processed meat (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.08-2.27), frankfurters (hot dogs) (OR 2.03, 95% CI 1.28-3.21), ham (OR 1.79, 95% CI 1.21-2.67) and salted meat (OR 2.73, 95% CI 1.78-4.18) were positively associated with risk of bladder cancer. Animal products, like cheese, whole milk, and total eggs were also associated with bladder cancer risk (OR for eggs 4.05, 95% CI 2.68-6.12). In conclusion, total meat, processed meat, and eggs could play an important role in the etiology of bladder cancer in Uruguay.
authors: Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine IUCLAEH, Maldonado, Uruguay E-mail : edestefani@gmail.com.
authors: Alvaro Luis
authors: AL
authors: Ronco
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Mendilaharsu
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Boffetta
authors: Hugo
authors: H
authors: Deneo-Pellegrini
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: De Stefani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004531:Eggs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008461:Meat Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008892:Milk / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019459:Urothelium / Q000473:pathology; D014583:Uruguay / Q000453:epidemiology