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Smoking and the Risk of Upper Aero Digestive Tract Cancers for Men and Women in the Asia-Pacific Region

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  • Alireza Ansary-Moghaddam

    (The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Mount Sinai Medical School, Box 1087, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Alexandra Martiniuk

    (The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Mount Sinai Medical School, Box 1087, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Tai-Hing Lam

    (The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Mount Sinai Medical School, Box 1087, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Konrad Jamrozik

    (The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Mount Sinai Medical School, Box 1087, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Akiko Tamakoshi

    (The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Mount Sinai Medical School, Box 1087, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Xianghua Fang

    (The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Mount Sinai Medical School, Box 1087, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Il Suh

    (The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Mount Sinai Medical School, Box 1087, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Federica Barzi

    (The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Mount Sinai Medical School, Box 1087, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Rachel Huxley

    (The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Mount Sinai Medical School, Box 1087, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Mark Woodward

    (The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Mount Sinai Medical School, Box 1087, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA)

Abstract

Although smoking is an established causal factor for upper aero digestive tract cancer (UADTC), most of the evidence originates from the West. Thus, we analysed data from 455,409 subjects in the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration. Over a median of around six years follow-up, 371 deaths from UADTC were observed. The hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for current smokers, compared with those who had never smoked, was 2.36 (1.76 – 3.16), adjusted for age and alcohol drinking. Tobacco control policies are urgently required in Asia to prevent millions of deaths from UADTC that smoking will otherwise cause.

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  • Alireza Ansary-Moghaddam & Alexandra Martiniuk & Tai-Hing Lam & Konrad Jamrozik & Akiko Tamakoshi & Xianghua Fang & Il Suh & Federica Barzi & Rachel Huxley & Mark Woodward, 2009. "Smoking and the Risk of Upper Aero Digestive Tract Cancers for Men and Women in the Asia-Pacific Region," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(4), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:6:y:2009:i:4:p:1358-1370:d:4581
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