Smoking, Drinking, and Dietary Risk Factors for Head and Neck Cancer in Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial Participants.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is a paucity of large-scale prospective studies evaluating the risk of developing head and neck cancer (HNC) associated with smoking, drinking, and dietary habits.

Objective

To determine the association of smoking, drinking, and dietary habits with the risk of developing HNC.

Design, setting, and participants

A nested cohort survival analysis of Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial participants was performed. Participants were between 55 and 74 years of age and recruited at 10 centers across the US from November 1993 to July 2001. Participants who developed HNC were matched with controls based on demographics and family history of HNC for analysis of smoking habits; for the analysis of drinking and dietary habits, matc

SUBMITTER: Lander DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853863 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature