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SynthesisScientific reports2014

Association of fruit and vegetables with the risk of nasopharyngeal cancer: evidence from a meta-analysis.

Jian Jin, Zhiguo Ouyang, Zhaoyan Wang

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Synthesis in Scientific reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Survival Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  9. Dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH): diet components may be related to lower prevalence of different kinds of cancer: A review on the related documents.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jian Jin1] Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Central Hospital of Yiwu City(Affiliated Hospital of Wen Zhou Medical University), Yiwu 322000, China [2].
Zhiguo Ouyang1] Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Central Hospital of Yiwu City(Affiliated Hospital of Wen Zhou Medical University), Yiwu 322000, China [2].
Zhaoyan Wang1] Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, 200092 [2] Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, 200092.
Yichang Central People's Hospital · CNXinHua Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantification of the association between the intake of vegetables and fruit and risk of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is controversial. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis to assess the relationship between vegetables and fruit and NPC risk. Pertinent studies were identified by a search in PubMed, Web of Knowledge and Wan Fang Med Online. Random-effects models were used to calculate summary relative risks (RRs) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Publication bias was estimated using Egger's regression asymmetry test. Finally, 15 articles comprising 8208 NPC cases were included in this meta-analysis. The combined results showed that there was significant association between vegetables and fruit intake and NPC risk. The pooled RRs were 0.60 (95% CI = 0.47-0.76) for vegetables and 0.63 (95% CI = 0.56-0.70) for fruit. No publication bias was detected. Our analysis indicated that intake of vegetables and fruit may have a protective effect on NPC. Since the potential biases and confounders could not be ruled out completely in this meta-analysis, further studies are needed.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinomaCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesDietFemaleFruitHumansMaleMiddle AgedNasopharyngeal CarcinomaNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsRisk

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PMID25008797
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