ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2017
Assessing the Effect of Waterpipe Smoking on Cancer Outcome - a Systematic Review of Current Evidence
Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.
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- Waterpipe use in Germany (2018 - 2024): Prevalence and sociodemographic differences in age of initiation.Journal of health monitoring · 2025Article
- Determining the perceived risk of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) among hookah users in Iran.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
- Adapting waterpipe-specific pictorial health warning labels to the Tunisian context using a mixed method approach.PloS one · 2023Article
- Hookah Smoking among Brazilian University Students: An Exploratory Survey on the Prevalence and Perceptions of Addiction and its Harmfulness.Addiction & health · 2022Article
- Genomic Analysis of Waterpipe Smoke-Induced Lung Tumor Autophagy and Plasticity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Flavored waterpipe tobacco preferences, perceptions, and use in pregnant women: A latent factor mapping approach.Addictive behaviors · 2022Article
- Waterpipe smoke condensate influences epithelial to mesenchymal transition and interferes with the cytotoxic immune response in non-small cell lung cancer cell lines.Oncology reports · 2021Article
- The Prognostic Significance of Proteasome 26S Subunit, Non-ATPase (PSMD) Genes for Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Patients.Cancer informatics · 2021Article
- Waterpipe Smoking among Bladder Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study of Lebanese and Jordanian Populations.Journal of smoking cessation · 2021Article
- Delphi study among international expert panel to develop waterpipe-specific health warning labels.Tobacco control · 2020Article
- Waterpipe (hookah) tobacco use in pregnancy: use, preferences and perceptions of flavours.Tobacco control · 2020Article
- Prevalence and predictors of susceptibility and future intention to smoke cigarettes among school-going adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria.The Pan African medical journal · 2020Article
- Waterpipe smoking: the pressing need for risk communication.Expert review of respiratory medicine · 2019Review
- Association Between Smoking Hookahs (Shishas) and Higher Risk of Obesity: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2019Review
- The characterization of flavored hookahs aroma profile and in response to heating as analyzed via headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and chemometrics.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Shisha microbiota: the good, the bad and the not so ugly.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- Epidemiology of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Gastroenterology · 2018Review
- Accomplishments and challenges in tobacco control endeavors - Report from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.The Saudi dental journal · 2018Review
- Comparison of Periodontal Status Between Male Exclusive Narghile Smokers and Male Exclusive Cigarette Smokers.American journal of men's healthArticle
- Effects of smoking shisha, cancer risk, and strategies for prevention of shisha habit.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchReview
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Abstract
Background: Waterpipe smoking (WPS) is widely believed to be a safe and hazard-free tobacco habit. However, a number of studies have indicated that exposure to several toxicants and carcinogens through WPS is strongly related to serious health hazards. The current paper presents a narrative review on the effects of WPS on cancer outcome. Methods: The addressed focused question was “Is there an association between waterpipe smoking and cancer outcome?” PubMed, Medline, EMBASE, ISI Web of Science and the Cochrane databases were searched until June 2015 using the key words “Waterpipe”, “Hookah”, “Narghileh”, “Shisha”, “Hubbly Bubbly” “cancer” in various combinations. Letters to the Editor, review articles, case-reports and unpublished articles were excluded. Results: A total of 16 studies were included: six on lung cancer, three on oesophageal cancer, two on gastric cancer, two on bladder cancer, and one each on nasopharyngeal, pancreatic and prostate cancers. Our search did not yield any study that evaluated the risk of oral cancer in WPS users. The available evidence showed a significant association of WPS with lung cancer (UOR 6.0, 95% CI 1.78–20.26); however, no association was observed with bladder, nasopharyngeal, pancreatic and prostate cancers. Gastric (OR 3.4, 95% CI 1.7-7.1) and oesophageal cancers (OR 1.85, 95% CI 1.41-2.44) were observed to have weak associations with WPS. Conclusion: Regardless of the limitations, there is sufficient evidence to suggest associations of WPS with cancer, particularly in the lung. Future well-designed studies are required to identify and quantify with confidence all the health effects of this form of smoking.
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