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A Prospective Study of Stomach Cancer and Its Relation to Diet, Cigarettes, and Alcohol Consumption¹

Japan-Hawaii Cancer Study, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

From 1965 to 1968 in Hawaii, 7990 American men of Japanese ancestry were interviewed and examined in a cohort study. The intake of 20 separate foods in a food frequency questionnaire and the intake of carbohydrate and other nutrients, based on a 24-h diet recall history, were recorded. Since then, 150 incident cases of stomach cancer have been identified. Although men with stomach cancer (cases) consumed pickles and ham/bacon/sausages more often and fruits and fried vegetables less often than men without cancer (noncases), none of the differences was statistically significant. Current cigarette smokers had an increased risk (relative risk = 2.7; 95% confidence interval = 1.8 to 4.1) compared with nonsmokers, but there was no dose-response effect with heavier cigarette smoking. The consumption of alcohol, either from beer, spirits, or wine, did not affect the incidence of stomach cancer. The failure to detect an association with dietary foods in this study may be due to the omission of many oriental foods in the questionnaire and the limitations of the 24-h diet recall history.

¹ Supported by Grant RO1 CA 33644 from the National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD.

² To whom requests for reprints should be addreseed, at Japan-Hawaii Cancer Study, Kuakini Medical Center, 347 N. Kuakini Street, Honolulu, HI 96817.

Received 7/18/89. Revised 10/20/89. Accepted 10/31/89.

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