Hot Tea Consumption and Its Interactions With Alcohol and Tobacco Use on the Risk for Esophageal Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

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Background

Although consumption of tea at high temperatures has been suggested as a risk factor for esophageal cancer, an association has not been observed consistently, and whether any relationship is independent of alcohol and tobacco exposure has not been evaluated.

Objective

To examine whether high-temperature tea drinking, along with the established risk factors of alcohol consumption and smoking, is associated with esophageal cancer risk.

Design

China Kadoorie Biobank, a prospective cohort study established during 2004 to 2008.

Setting

10 areas across China.

Participants

456 155 persons aged 30 to 79 years. Those who had cancer at baseline or who

SUBMITTER: Yu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6675598 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature