Oral bisphosphonates and risk of cancer of oesophagus, stomach, and colorectum: Case-control analysis within a UK primary care cohort by Green, J, Czanner, G, Reeves, G, Watson, J, Wise, L, Beral, V

“…Main outcome measures: Relative risks for incident invasive cancers of the oesophagus, stomach, and colorectum, adjusted for smoking, alcohol, and body mass index. …”

Oral bisphosphonates and risk of cancer of oesophagus, stomach, and colorectum: case-control analysis within a UK primary care cohort. by Green, J, Czanner, G, Reeves, G, Watson, J, Wise, L, Beral, V

“…MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Relative risks for incident invasive cancers of the oesophagus, stomach, and colorectum, adjusted for smoking, alcohol, and body mass index. …”

Oral bisphosphonates and risk of cancer of oesophagus, stomach, and colorectum: case-control analysis within a UK primary care cohort by Green, J, Czanner, G, Watson, J, Wise, L, Beral, V

“…</p><p>Main outcome measures: Relative risks for incident invasive cancers of the oesophagus, stomach, and colorectum, adjusted for smoking, alcohol, and body mass index.…”

Parity and susceptibility to cancer. by Beral, V

“…Except for stomach cancer, tumours at these sites are more common in women than men. …”

Helicobacter pylori and cancer among adults in Uganda. by Newton, R, Ziegler, J, Casabonne, D, Carpenter, L, Gold, B, Owens, M, Beral, V, Mbidde, E, Parkin, D, Wabinga, H, Mbulaiteye, S, Jaffe, H

“…In all patients combined, excluding those with stomach cancer (which has been associated with H. pylori infection), the prevalence of antibodies was 87% (723/833) overall, but declined with increasing age (p = 0.02) and was lower among people who were HIV seropositive compared to seronegative (p &lt; 0.001). …”

Reproductive factors and risk of oesophageal and gastric cancer in the Million Women Study cohort. by Green, J, Roddam, A, Pirie, K, Kirichek, O, Reeves, G, Beral, V

“…METHODS: Among 1,319,409 women aged on average 56 years at recruitment, 1186 incident cancers of the oesophagus and 1194 of the stomach were registered during 11.9 million person-years' observation. …”

Reproductive factors and risk of oesophageal and gastric cancer in the Million Women Study cohort by Green, J, Roddam, A, Pirie, K, Kirichek, O, Reeves, G, Beral, V

“…Methods: Among 1 319 409 women aged on average 56 years at recruitment, 1186 incident cancers of the oesophagus and 1194 of the stomach were registered during 11.9 million person-years observation. …”

Cancer in Rwanda. by Newton, R, Ngilimana, P, Grulich, A, Beral, V, Sindikubwabo, B, Nganyira, A, Parkin, D

“…The most frequent cancers are those with possible infectious aetiologies: liver cancer (12%), cervical cancer (12%) and stomach cancer (9%). In addition, cancers known to be associated with HIV infection are relatively frequent (Kaposi's sarcoma [6%] and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma [3%]). …”

The epidemiology of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: comparison of nodal and extra-nodal sites. by Newton, R, Ferlay, J, Beral, V, Devesa, S

“…The percentage of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas coded as being of extra-nodal origin is between 25% and 35% in most countries, with the stomach, skin and small intestine being the most common extra-nodal sites. …”

Cancer incidence in British Indians and British whites in Leicester, 2001-2006. by Ali, R, Barnes, I, Kan, S, Beral, V

“…RESULTS: Incidence rate ratios for British Indians compared with British whites were significantly less than 1.0 for all cancers combined (0.65) and for cancer of the breast (0.72), prostate (0.76), colon (0.46), lung (0.30), kidney (0.36), stomach (0.54), bladder (0.48) and oesophagus (0.64), but higher than 1.0 for liver cancer (1.95). …”

Incidence of gastrointestinal cancers by ethnic group in England, 2001-2007. by Ali, R, Barnes, I, Cairns, B, Finlayson, A, Bhala, N, Mallath, M, Beral, V

“…There was strong evidence of differences in risk between Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis for cancer of the oesophagus, stomach, liver and gallbladder (all p&lt;0.001) and between Black Africans and Black Caribbeans for liver and gallbladder cancer (both p&lt;0.001). …”

Incidence of gastrointestinal cancers by ethnic group in England, 2001-2007 by Ali, R, Barnes, I, Cairns, B, Finlayson, A, Bhala, N, Mallath, M, Beral, V

“…There was strong evidence of differences in risk between Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis for cancer of the oesophagus, stomach, liver and gallbladder (all p&lt;0.001) and between Black Africans and Black Caribbeans for liver and gallbladder cancer (both p&lt;0.001). …”

Incidence of gastrointestinal cancers by ethnic group in England, 2001-2007. by Ali, R, Barnes, I, Cairns, B, Finlayson, A, Bhala, N, Mallath, M, Beral, V

“…There was strong evidence of differences in risk between Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis for cancer of the oesophagus, stomach, liver and gallbladder (all p&lt;0.001) and between Black Africans and Black Caribbeans for liver and gallbladder cancer (both p&lt;0.001). …”

Mortality in vegetarians and nonvegetarians: detailed findings from a collaborative analysis of 5 prospective studies. by Key, T, Fraser, G, Thorogood, M, Appleby, P, Beral, V, Reeves, G, Burr, M, Chang-Claude, J, Frentzel-Beyme, R, Kuzma, J, Mann, J, McPherson, K

“…There were no significant differences between vegetarians and nonvegetarians in mortality from cerebrovascular disease, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, or all other causes combined.…”

The spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus-associated cancers in a South African black population: results from a case-control study, 1995-2004. by Stein, L, Urban, M, O'Connell, D, Yu, X, Beral, V, Newton, R, Ruff, P, Donde, B, Hale, M, Patel, M, Sitas, F

“…A case-control analysis was used to estimate the relative risk (odds ratio, OR) of cancer types known to be AIDS defining: Kaposi's sarcoma (n = 333), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL, n = 223) and cancers of the cervix (n = 1,586), and 11 cancer types possibly associated with HIV infection: Hodgkin lymphoma (n = 154), cancers of other anogenital organs (n = 157), squamous cell cancer of the skin (SCC, n = 70), oral cavity and pharynx (n = 319), liver (n = 83), stomach (n = 142), leukemia (n = 323), melanoma (n = 53), sarcomas other than Kaposi's (n = 93), myeloma (n = 189) and lung cancer (n = 363). …”

Mortality in vegetarians and non-vegetarians: a collaborative analysis of 8300 deaths among 76,000 men and women in five prospective studies. by Key, T, Fraser, G, Thorogood, M, Appleby, P, Beral, V, Reeves, G, Burr, M, Chang-Claude, J, Frentzel-Beyme, R, Kuzma, J, Mann, J, McPherson, K

“…Death rate ratios for vegetarians compared to non-vegetarians were calculated for ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, cancers of the stomach, large bowel, lung, breast and prostate, and for all causes of death. …”