A case-control study of pancreatic cancer and cigarettes, alcohol, coffee and diet

G.W. Olsen, J.S. Mandel, R.W. Gibson, L.W. Wattenberg and L.M. Schuman

American Journal of Public Health, 1989, vol. 79, issue 8, 1016-1019

Abstract: A pancreatic cancer case-control study was conducted in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Family members were interviewed about the subject's usage of cigarettes, alcohol, coffee, and other dietary factors in the two years prior to death (cases, n=212) or prior to interview (controls, n=220). The adjusted odds ratio for two packs or more of cigarettes per day was 3.92 (95% CI=1.18, 13.01) and four or more drinks per day OR 2.69 (95% CI=1.00, 7.27). Coffee was not a risk factor (seven cups or more per day; OR 0.58 (95% CI=0.27, 1.27). A positive trend was observed for beef and pork consumption, and a negative trend from cruciferous vegetables.

Date: 1989
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