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Risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus in women: a case-control study.

Br J Cancer · 2001 · PMC2363982 · PMID 11742485

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a significant trendP = 0.015actually significant
Alcohol consumption was unrelated to risk, but there was a significant trend with years of smoking ( P = 0.015).

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of borderline significanceno p-value reported
These potential explana- tions for our observation with regard to breakfast are speculative; this issue requires further investigations. Although the increasing trend in risk with quantity of tea consumed is of borderline significance only, the risks are substan- tial (over 3-fold at the highest level of consumption), and there is an almost 3-fold greater risk in those who drink beverages `very or burning' hot compared to warm.

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