Environmental factors and high risk of esophageal cancer among men in coastal South Carolina

• Published in: JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute Vol. 80; no. 20; p. 1620
• Main Authors: Brown, L M, Blot, W J, Schuman, S H, Smith, V M, Ershow, A G, Marks, R D, Fraumeni, Jr, J F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 21.12.1988
• Subjects: Alcohol Drinking; Beverages; Diet; Esophageal Neoplasms - etiology; Humans; Male; Risk Factors; Smoking - adverse effects; South Carolina; Vitamin A - administration & dosage; South Carolina

A case-control study involving interviews of 207 men with esophageal cancer and 422 control subjects or their next of kin was conducted to identify reasons for the unusually high rates of esophageal cancer among men in coastal South Carolina. Tobacco and alcohol, including moonshine, were identified...