Aspirin use and cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract

C Bosetti; R Talamini; S Franceschi; E Negri; W Garavello; C La Vecchia

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600820

Aspirin use and cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract

Br J Cancer. 2003 Mar 10;88(5):672-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600820.

Authors

C Bosetti¹, R Talamini, S Franceschi, E Negri, W Garavello, C La Vecchia

Affiliation

¹ Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy. bosetti@marionegri.it

Abstract

The role of aspirin on the risk of cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract was investigated in the combined data of three Italian case-control studies, including 965 cases and 1779 hospital controls. The odds ratio was 0.33 for users of > or = 5 years, and 0.51 for > or = 5 years since first use.

MeSH terms

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects*
Aspirin / administration & dosage
Aspirin / adverse effects*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / chemically induced*
Case-Control Studies
Esophageal Neoplasms / chemically induced*
Humans
Multivariate Analysis
Odds Ratio

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Aspirin