The association of coffee intake with liver cancer incidence and chronic liver disease mortality in male smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coffee intake is associated with reduced risk of liver cancer and chronic liver disease as reported in previous studies, including prospective ones conducted in Asian populations where hepatitis B viruses (HBVs) and hepatitis C viruses (HCVs) are the dominant risk factors. Yet, prospective studies in Western populations with lower HBV and HCV prevalence are sparse. Also, although preparation methods affect coffee constituents, it is unknown whether different methods affect disease associations.

Methods

We evaluated the association of coffee intake with incident liver cancer and chronic liver disease mortality in 27,037 Finnish male smokers, aged 50-69, in the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study, who recorded their coffee consumption and were fo

SUBMITTER: Lai GY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3778279 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature