Aspirin use and cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract

Br J Cancer. 2003 Mar 10;88(5):672-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600820.

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

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects*
  • Aspirin / administration & dosage
  • Aspirin / adverse effects*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / chemically induced*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Odds Ratio

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Aspirin