Green tea drinking, high tea temperature and esophageal cancer in high‐ and low‐risk areas of Jiangsu Province, China: A population‐based case–control study

• Published in: International journal of cancer Vol. 124; no. 8; pp. 1907 - 1913
• Main Authors: Wu, Ming, Liu, Ai‐Min, Kampman, Ellen, Zhang, Zuo‐Feng, van't Veer, Pieter, Wu, De‐Lin, Wang, Pei‐Hua, Yang, Jie, Qin, Yu, Mu, Li‐Na, Kok, Frans J., Zhao, Jin‐Kou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.04.2009; Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alcohol Drinking; apoptosis; Biological and medical sciences; carcinoma; Case-Control Studies; case–control study; China; consumption; esophageal cancer; Esophageal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Esophageal Neoplasms - etiology; Esophagus; Female; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; green tea; health; hot drinking; Hot Temperature; Humans; induction; Male; Medical sciences; men; Middle Aged; polyphenols; Smoking; squamous-cell; Tea; Temperature; tobacco smoking; Tumors; Asia; China; China, People's Rep., Jiangsu Prov; Human; High risk; Temperature; esophageal cancer; Ethanol; Esophageal disease; Tobacco smoking; Malignant tumor; Case control study; Low risk; Esophagus cancer; alcohol drinking; hot drinking; Alcoholic beverage; Cancerology; case-control study; smoking; Digestive diseases; Green tea; Cancer

Epidemiological studies suggested drinking green tea is inversely associated with esophageal cancer but results remain inconclusive. Moreover, inconsistent observations found high temperature drinks are associated with esophageal cancer. A population‐based case–control study was conducted in a high‐...