Association between tea consumption and risk of cancer: a prospective cohort study of 0.5 million Chinese adults.

ABSTRACT: Current experimental and epidemiological studies provide inconsistent evidence toward the association between tea consumption and cancer incidence. We investigated whether tea consumption was associated with the incidence of all cancers and six leading types of cancer (lung cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, female breast cancer and cervix uteri cancer) among 455,981 participants aged 30-79 years in the prospective cohort China Kadoorie Biobank. Tea consumption was assessed at baseline (2004-2008) with an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Cancer cases were identified by linkage to the national health insurance system. Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). In the present population,

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6602977 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature