Does coffee protect against hepatocellular carcinoma?

Br J Cancer. 2002 Oct 21;87(9):956-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600582.

Abstract

We analysed the relation between coffee consumption and hepatocellular carcinoma in two case-control studies conducted between 1984 and 1998 in Italy and Greece, including 834 cases and 1912 controls. Compared to non coffee drinkers, the multivariate odds ratio was 0.7 for drinkers of three or more cups per day.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / epidemiology
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / etiology
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / prevention & control*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Coffee* / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Greece / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Lung Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Lung Neoplasms / etiology
  • Lung Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Odds Ratio
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Coffee