Biomass fuel as a risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The link between use of solid biomass fuel (wood, charcoal, coal, dung, and crop residues) for cooking and/or heating and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is inconclusive. OBJECTIVE:We systematically reviewed the literature and performed a meta-analysis to determine whether cooking fuel type influences esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Knowledge and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for studies investigating cooking fuel and ESCC from 2000 until March 2019. We performed random effects meta-analysis stratified by the continent, World Bank's country income classifications and fuel type and calculated pooled odds ratios and 95% CIs for the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in biomass fuel users compared with non-

SUBMITTER: Okello S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6604279 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature