TY - JOUR
T1 - Does pizza protect against cancer?
AU - Gallus, Silvano
AU - Bosetti, Cristina
AU - Negri, Eva
AU - Talamini, Renato
AU - Montella, Maurizio
AU - Conti, Ettore
AU - Franceschi, Silvia
AU - La Vecchia, Carlo
PY - 2003/11/1
Y1 - 2003/11/1
N2 - We analyzed the potential role of pizza on cancer risk, using data from an integrated network of case-control studies conducted in Italy between 1991 and 2000. Cancer sites were: oral cavity and pharynx (598 cases), esophagus (304 cases), larynx (460 cases), colon (1,225 cases) and rectum (728 cases). Controls were 4,999 patients admitted for acute, non-neoplastic conditions to the same hospital network as cases. Odds ratios for regular pizza consumers were 0.66 (95% confidence interval, CI 0.47-0.93) for oral and pharyngeal cancer, 0.41 (95% CI = 0.25-0.69) for oesophageal, 0.82 (95% CI = 0.56-1.19) for laryngeal, 0.74 (95% CI = 0.61-0.89) for colon and 0.93 (95% CI = 0.75-1.17) for rectal cancer. Pizza appears therefore to be a favorable indicator of risk for digestive tract neoplasms in this population.
AB - We analyzed the potential role of pizza on cancer risk, using data from an integrated network of case-control studies conducted in Italy between 1991 and 2000. Cancer sites were: oral cavity and pharynx (598 cases), esophagus (304 cases), larynx (460 cases), colon (1,225 cases) and rectum (728 cases). Controls were 4,999 patients admitted for acute, non-neoplastic conditions to the same hospital network as cases. Odds ratios for regular pizza consumers were 0.66 (95% confidence interval, CI 0.47-0.93) for oral and pharyngeal cancer, 0.41 (95% CI = 0.25-0.69) for oesophageal, 0.82 (95% CI = 0.56-1.19) for laryngeal, 0.74 (95% CI = 0.61-0.89) for colon and 0.93 (95% CI = 0.75-1.17) for rectal cancer. Pizza appears therefore to be a favorable indicator of risk for digestive tract neoplasms in this population.
KW - Digestive tract cancers
KW - Lycopene
KW - Pizza
KW - Risk factors
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U2 - 10.1002/ijc.11382
DO - 10.1002/ijc.11382
M3 - Article
C2 - 12949808
AN - SCOPUS:0141857770
VL - 107
SP - 283
EP - 284
JO - International Journal of Cancer
JF - International Journal of Cancer
SN - 0020-7136
IS - 2
ER -