Lung Cancer Risks in Relation to Vegetable and Fruit Consumption and Smoking.
From: Department of Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden. envhealth@biofact.se
International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer
- Publish Date: Feb 2006
- ISSN: 0020-7136
- Volume: 118
- Issue: 3
- Pages: 739-43
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Rylander Ragnar, Axelsson Gösta, et al. Lung Cancer Risks in Relation to Vegetable and Fruit Consumption and Smoking.. Int. J. Cancer Feb 2006;118:739-43
Abstract
In a case-control study on lung cancer, risk was analysed in relation to smoking habits and frequency of vegetable and fruit consumption. Lung cancer cases in West Sweden and population controls were interviewed using a questionnaire where the frequency of consumption of dietary items and smoking habits were assessed. The material presented comprises 177 female and 359 male confirmed cases of lung cancer and 916 population controls. There was a dose-response relationship in regard to the number of cigarettes smoked and the number of years smoked, the latter factor being more important. After adjustment for number of cigarettes smoked/day and number of years smoked, the risk for those who seldom consumed vegetables was about twice of that among those who consumed vegetables frequently, both among nonsmokers, smokers and former smokers. This risk increase in relation to vegetable consumption also was present for different smoking categories. A similar tendency, although less pronounced, was found for fruit consumption. The results demonstrate that dietary factors are related to the risk for lung cancer, although smoking is the dominant risk factor.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Diet Surveys, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Food Habits, Fruit, Health Personnel, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Lung Neoplasms, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Smoking, Sweden, Vegetables
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