Associations Between Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Risk of All Cancer Types by Song, C, Lv, J, Liu, Y, Chen, J, Ge, Z, Zhu, J, Dai, J, Du, L, Yu, C, Guo, Y, Bian, Z, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Chen, Z, Liu, J, Jiang, J, Zhu, L, Zhai, X, Jiang, Y, Ma, H, Jin, G, Shen, H, Li, L, Hu, Z, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group

“…Moreover, among the 8 patients with stomach cancer from the Qidong cohort who were anti-HBc seropositive, anti-HBc and hepatitis B X protein were expressed in all of their stomach cancer tissue samples. …”

Spicy food consumption and risk of gastrointestinal-tract cancers: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank by Chan, W, Millwood, I, Kartsonaki, C, Du, H, Walters, R, Chen, Y, Yang, L, Chen, Z

“…The corresponding HRs for stomach cancer were 1.00, 0.97, 0.95, 0.92 and 0.89 (ptrend = 0.04), with the association disappearing after excluding the first 3 years of follow-up. …”

Association between tea consumption and risk of cancer: a prospective cohort study of 0.5 million Chinese adults. by Li, X, Yu, C, Guo, Y, Bian, Z, Shen, Z, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Wei, Y, Zhang, H, Qiu, Z, Chen, J, Chen, F, Chen, Z, Lv, J, Li, L, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group

“…We investigated whether tea consumption was associated with the incidence of all cancers and six leading types of cancer (lung cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, female breast cancer and cervix uteri cancer) among 455,981 participants aged 30-79 years in the prospective cohort China Kadoorie Biobank. …”

Alcohol drinking and overall and cause-specific mortality in China: nationally representative prospective study of 220,000 men with 15 years of follow-up. by Yang, L, Zhou, M, Sherliker, P, Cai, Y, Peto, R, Wang, L, Millwood, I, Smith, M, Hu, Y, Yang, G, Chen, Z

“…There was a strong positive association of alcohol drinking with mortality from stroke, oesophageal cancer, liver cirrhosis or accidental causes, a weak J-shaped association with mortality from ischaemic heart disease, stomach cancer and lung cancer and no apparent relationship with respiratory disease mortality. …”

Alcohol drinking and overall and cause-specific mortality in China: nationally representative prospective study of 220 000 men with 15 years of follow-up by Yang, L, Zhou, M, Sherliker, P, Cai, Y, Peto, R, Wang, L, Millwood, I, Smith, M, Hu, Y, Yang, G, Chen, Z

“…There was a strong positive association of alcohol drinking with mortality from stroke, oesophageal cancer, liver cirrhosis or accidental causes, a weak J-shaped association with mortality from ischaemic heart disease, stomach cancer and lung cancer and no apparent relationship with respiratory disease mortality. …”

Alcohol metabolism genes and risks of site-specific cancers in Chinese adults: an 11-year prospective study by Im, P, Yang, L, Kartsonaki, C, Chen, Y, Du, H, Lin, K, Kerosi, R, Hacker, A, Walters, R, Chen, Z, Millwood, I

“…There were no significant associations of these genotypes with risks of liver (n=651), colorectal (n=556), stomach (n=725) or lung (n=1135) cancers. Among male drinkers, the risks associated with higher alcohol consumption were greater among ALDH2-rs671 AG than GG carriers for head and neck, oesophageal, and lung cancers (p-interaction<0.02). …”

Development, validation, and evaluation of a risk assessment tool for personalized screening of gastric cancer in Chinese populations by Zhu, X, Lv, J, Zhu, M, Yan, C, Deng, B, Yu, C, Guo, Y, Ni, J, She, Q, Wang, T, Wang, J, Jiang, Y, Chen, J, Hang, D, Song, C, Gao, X, Wu, J, Dai, J, Ma, H, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Song, M, Wei, Q, Chen, Z, Hu, Z, Shen, H, Ding, Y, Li, L, Jin, G

“…<br><strong> Conclusions<br></strong> The GCRS can be an effective risk assessment tool for tailored endoscopic screening of GC in China. Risk Evaluation for Stomach Cancer by Yourself (RESCUE), an online tool was developed to aid the use of GCRS.…”

Association between physical activity and cancer risk among Chinese adults: a 10-year prospective study by Su, J, Jiang, Y, Fan, X, Tao, R, Wu, M, Lu, Y, Hua, Y, Jin, J, Guo, Y, Lv, J, Pei, P, Chen, Z, Li, L, Zhou, J

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> During a follow-up of 10.1 years, 3,674 cases of cancer were identified, including 794 (21.6%) from stomach cancer, 722 (19.7%) from lung cancer, 458 (12.5%) from colorectal cancer, 338 (9.2%) from liver cancer, 250 (6.8%) from breast cancer, and 231 (6.3%) from oesophageal cancer. …”

Body mass index and mortality in China: a 15-year prospective study of 220 000 men. by Chen, Z, Yang, G, Offer, A, Zhou, M, Smith, M, Peto, R, Ge, H, Yang, L, Whitlock, G

“…The absolute excess mortality in the lower range was largely accounted for by excess mortality from specific smoking-related diseases: 54% by that for COPD, 12% other respiratory disease, 13% lung cancer, 11% stomach cancer. The excess mortality in the upper BMI range was largely accounted for by excess mortality from specific vascular diseases: 55% by that for stroke, 16% CHD. …”

Emerging tobacco hazards in China: 1. Retrospective proportional mortality study of one million deaths. by Liu, B, Peto, R, Chen, Z, Boreham, J, Wu, Y, Li, J, Campbell, T, Chen, J

“…Of all deaths attributed to tobacco, 45% were due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 15% to lung cancer; oesophageal cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, tuberculosis, stroke, and ischaemic heart disease each caused 5-8%. …”

A prospective study of chronic disease and risk factors in an urban Chinese population by Chen, Z, Chen, Zheng-Ming

“…Cancer caused 274 deaths (44%), of which 66 deaths (11%) were from lung cancer, 63 (10%) from stomach cancer and 54 deaths (9%) from liver cancer. …”