Abstract
The role of aspirin on the risk of cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract was investigated in the combined data of three Italian case-control studies, including 965 cases and 1779 hospital controls. The odds ratio was 0.33 for users of > or = 5 years, and 0.51 for > or = 5 years since first use.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects*
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Aspirin / administration & dosage
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Aspirin / adverse effects*
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / chemically induced*
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Case-Control Studies
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Esophageal Neoplasms / chemically induced*
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Humans
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Multivariate Analysis
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Odds Ratio
Substances
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Aspirin