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Biomass fuel as a risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Air pollution and its impact on cancer incidence, cancer care and cancer outcomes.BMJ oncology · 2025Review
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- Household cooking fuel and gallbladder cancer risk: a multi-centre case-control study in India.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- A Genomic Analysis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Eastern Africa.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2023Article
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- Self-Reported Primary Cooking Fuels Use and Risk of Chronic Digestive Diseases: A Prospective Cohort Study of 0.5 Million Chinese Adults.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Article
- Risk factors for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Mozambique.Ecancermedicalscience · 2022Article
- Association between oesophageal cancer and biomass smoke exposure: a case-control study.Ecancermedicalscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe link between use of solid biomass fuel (wood, charcoal, coal, dung, and crop residues) for cooking and/or heating and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is inconclusive.
objectiveWe systematically reviewed the literature and performed a meta-analysis to determine whether cooking fuel type influences esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
methodsWe searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Knowledge and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for studies investigating cooking fuel and ESCC from 2000 until March 2019. We performed random effects meta-analysis stratified by the continent, World Bank's country income classifications and fuel type and calculated pooled odds ratios and 95% CIs for the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in biomass fuel users compared with non-users.
resultsOur analysis included 16 studies (all case-control) with 16,189 participants (5233 cases and 10,956 controls) that compared risk of ESCC among those using nonsolid fuels and biomass fuels. We found use of biomass fuel was associated with Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with a pooled odds ratio (OR) 3.02 (95% CI 2.22, 4.11, heterogeneity (I
conclusionsBiomass fuel is associated with increased risk of Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Biomass fuel status should be considered in the risk assessment for Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
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