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Dietary habits: a risk or protective factor for cancer of the mouth and oropharynx in Goias, Brazil?
Oliveira, José Carlos de; Martins, Edesio; Curado, Maria Paula; Silva, Carleane Maciel Bandeira; Moreira, Marise Amaral Rebouças.
Afiliação
  • Oliveira, José Carlos de; Federal University. School of Medicine. Post-Graduate Course in Health Sciences. Goiânia. BR
  • Martins, Edesio; Federal University. School of Medicine. Post-Graduate Course in Health Sciences. Goiânia. BR
  • Curado, Maria Paula; Araujo Jorge Hospital. Association for the Combat of Cancer. Department of Head and Neck Surgery. Goiânia. BR
  • Silva, Carleane Maciel Bandeira; Federal University. School of Medicine. Post-Graduate Course in Health Sciences. Goiânia. BR
  • Moreira, Marise Amaral Rebouças; Federal University. School of Medicine. Department of Pathology. Goiânia. BR
Appl. cancer res ; 28(1): 11-16, 2008.
Article em En | LILACS, Inca | ID: lil-504009
Biblioteca responsável: BR30.1
ABSTRACT
In developed countries, oral cancer is the eightieth most common cancer type, whereas in the developing world it is the fourth most common type of the disease. Known risk factors for oral cancer are smoking, alcohol consumption, poor oral hygiene, poorly-fitting dentures. This study analyzed sociodemographic and dietary factors as risk factors for cancer of the mouth and oropharynx. Patients and

Methods:

This case-control study was carried out from November 1998 to June 2003. The cases were patients with a diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth and oropharynx at the Araujo Jorge Hospital in Goiania, Goias, Brazil. Controls were selected in two public general hospitals of Goiania with no oncologic departments.

Results:

The study consisted of 200 cases (41.8%) and 279 controls (58.2%). Multivariate analysis, adjusted for smoking, alcohol consumption and place of residence, showed that fish, fresh tomatoes, citric fruit, apples and pears consumption was a protective factor, while cakes and desserts remain as independent risk factors.

Conclusions:

Dietary habits are important in the prevention of oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Healthy dietary habits should be stimulated through educational campaigns, the objective of which should also be to combat alcohol and tobacco consumption.
Assuntos
Texto completo: 1 Índice: LILACS Assunto principal: Orofaringe / Nicotiana / Comportamento Alimentar / Neoplasias Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Appl. cancer res Assunto da revista: NEOPLASIAS Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Índice: LILACS Assunto principal: Orofaringe / Nicotiana / Comportamento Alimentar / Neoplasias Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Appl. cancer res Assunto da revista: NEOPLASIAS Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article