Jiangsu Four Cancers Study: a large case-control study of lung, liver, stomach, and esophageal cancers in Jiangsu Province, China

• Published in: European journal of cancer prevention Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 357
• Main Authors: Zhao, Jin-Kou, Wu, Ming, Kim, Claire H, Jin, Zi-Yi, Zhou, Jin-Yi, Han, Ren-Qiang, Yang, Jie, Zhang, Xiao-Feng, Wang, Xu-Shan, Liu, Ai-Ming, Gu, Xiaoping, Su, Ming, Hu, Xu, Sun, Zheng, Li, Gang, Li, Liming, Mu, Lina, Zhang, Zuo-Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects; Case-Control Studies; China - epidemiology; Esophageal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Esophageal Neoplasms - etiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Life Style; Liver Neoplasms - epidemiology; Liver Neoplasms - etiology; Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology; Lung Neoplasms - etiology; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Risk Factors; Smoking - adverse effects; Stomach Neoplasms - epidemiology; Stomach Neoplasms - etiology; Surveys and Questionnaires

Cancer is a major public health burden both globally and in China. The most common cancer-related deaths in China are attributable to cancers of the lung, liver, stomach, and esophagus. Previous epidemiologic studies on cancer in China have often been limited by small sample sizes, inconsistent meas...