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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The association between diet and head and neck cancer (HNC) survival is unclear.
METHODS: Cox proportional hazard models measured the association between fruit, vegetable, and deep-fried food intake and HNC overall survival adjusting for clinical, social and lifestyle variables including smoking, alcohol, and HPV status.
RESULTS: Fruit and vegetable intake and improved survival were associated in minimally adjusted analyses. Following adjustment for smoking and alcohol consumption (fully adjusted analyses), the association with survival disappeared for fruit (HR 0.91, 95% CI 0.67, 1.23; P for trend = .55) and attenuated for vegetables (HR 0.79, 95% CI 0.61, 1.03; P for trend = .04). We observed no association between survival and deep-fried food intake in minimally adjusted or fully adjusted analyses (HR 0.88 95% CI 0.72, 1.07; P for trend = .13).
CONCLUSIONS: Vegetable intake and HNC survival are modestly associated. There is some confounding by tobacco and alcohol consumption.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2074-2084 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Head and Neck |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 30 Jan 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2019 |
Bibliographical note
© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Research Groups and Themes
- ICEP
Keywords
- deep-fried food
- fruit
- head and neck cancers
- survival
- vegetables
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Dr Miranda Pring
- Bristol Dental School - Consultant Senior Lecturer in Oral Maxillofacial Pathology
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