Tomatoes, tomato-rich foods, lycopene and cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract: A case-control in Uruguay

Oral Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-53

  De Stefani, E ^a   Oreggia, F ^b   Boffetta, P ^c   Deneo Pellegrini, H ^a   Ronco, A ^a   Mendilaharsu, M ^a  

^a Registro Nacional de Cancer Montevideo   (Uruguay)

^b Academia Nacional de Medicina   (Uruguay)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Laryngeal cancer; Lycopene; Oral cancer; Tomato sauce; Tomatoes

Indexed keywords

LYCOPENE; PHYTOSTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOMATO; URUGUAY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CAROTENOIDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; URUGUAY;

EID: 0033990663     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1368-8375(99)00050-0     Document Type: Article

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