Alcohol consumption and gastric cancer in Mexico

• Main Authors: López-Carrillo Lizbeth (Author), López-Cervantes Malaquías (Author), Ramírez-Espitia Armando (Author), Rueda Celina (Author), Fernández-Ortega Cielo (Author), Orozco-Rivadeneyra Sergio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This paper presents an assessment of alcohol consumption, including the popular Mexican liquor tequila, in relation to the incidence of gastric cancer. We conducted a population-based case-control study in Mexico City, with 220 gastric cancer cases and 752 population-based controls. A food frequency...