Voedingsadvies El MondoResearch Question:
The eating of meat and fish lowers the chances of getting esophageal cancer?
Study Design:
This overview article 31 contained 4 cohort studies and case-control studies.
Results and conclusions:
The researchers found that eating a lot of meat compared to little, the chance of getting esophageal cancer non-significant with 1% [RR = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.85-1.15] reduced. Non-significant is, there is no link to a 95% reliability.
The researchers found that eating lots of red meat compared to little, the chance of getting esophageal cancer significantly with 40% [RR = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.09-1.81] increased. Significant is, there is a link at a 95% reliability.
The researchers found that eating a lot of processed meat compared to little, the chance of getting esophageal cancer significantly with 41% [95% CI = 1.13-1.76] increased. Significant is, there is a link at a 95% reliability.
The researchers found that eating a lot of poultry compared with little, the chances of getting of esophageal cancer by 13% non-significant [RR = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.60-1.24] reduced.
The researchers found that eating a lot of fish compared to little, the chance of getting esophageal cancer non-significant with 20% [95% CI = 0.64-1.00] reduced.
The researchers found that eating lots of red meat compared to little, the chances of getting of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma significantly increased.
The researchers found that eating a lot of processed meat compared to little, the chances of getting of esophageal adenocarcinoma significantly increased.
The researchers concluded eating a lot of red and processed meat increased the risk of esophageal cancer.
Original title:
Meat, fish, and esophageal cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis by dose-response Salehi M, Moradi Lakeh M-, [...], Kolahdooz F.
Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23590703
Additional information about El Mondo:
The World Cancer Research Fund advises no more than 500 grams of Red/processed meat a week to eat as many red/processed meat the chance of getting colon cancer.
Esophageal cancer is more common in men than in women. Most of the people who get esophageal cancer, is older than 50 years.
Esophageal cancer is a malignant tumor in the esophagus. There are two types of esophageal cancer:
- Esophagus squamous cell carcinoma. This tumor forms from the layer of cells that line the inside of the esophagus and arises especially in the middle and lower part of the esophagus.
- Esophageal adenocarcinoma. This tumor develops from cylindrical epithelium, also called Barrett epithelium called.
The exact cause of esophageal cancer is unclear.
Risk factors that the chances of getting of esophageal cancer can enhance are:
- Smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
- Unhealthy and one-sided diet.
- Eating few fruits and vegetables.
- Overweight (BMI 25 >).
- Regular and lengthy flowing back of stomach acid into the esophagus (called also known as heartburn or reflux).