Consumption of different types of meat and the risk of renal cancer: meta-analysis of case-control studies

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• Personal Author:
  Faramawi MF ; Fry MW ; Johnson E ; Sall M ; Zhou Y
• Description:
  Background: Kidney cancers account for almost 2% of all cancers worldwide, with 150,000 new cases and 78,000 deaths from the disease occurring annually. An increase in the incidence of kidney neoplasm in western countries was noticed in the past few years. Between 1988 and 1992, the incidence of renal cancer per 100,000 person-year among males in USA, Norway, and France was 34.1, 9.00, and 16.10, respectively. Among females in the same countries, it was 5.70, 5.00, and 7.30, respectively. Although several individual case-control studies examined the association of meat intake and renal cancer risk, the results were inconsistent because of the insufficient statistical power of the individual studies. Therefore, the following meta-analysis was designed to help in clarifying the association. Methods: Electronic search of MEDLINE, OVID, and PUBMED databases which have articles published between (1966 and 2006) was conducted to select studies for this meta-analysis. Statistical analysis: Fixed and random-effects meta-analytical techniques were used to estimate the overall association between meat consumption and kidney cancer. Results Thirteen case-control studies were found. This meta-analysis supported a positive relationship between meat consumption and risk of renal cancer. Summary results indicated that there was from 20% to 22% higher risk of renal cancer among those in the highest relative to the lowest category of poultry and processed meat consumption. Consumption of all meat and red meat was associated with 27% and 30% higher risk, respectively. The increased risks were statistically significant. Conclusions: Increased consumption of all meat, red meat, poultry, and processed meat is associated with an increase risk of kidney cancer. Reduction of meat consumption is an important approach to decreasing the incidence of kidney cancer in the general population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Case Reports Kidney Diseases Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Meta-analysis Cancer Cancer-rates Case-control Studies Case-studies Disease-incidence Kidney-cells Kidney-disorders Meat Mortality-rates Nephrological-disorders Oncogenic-agents Renal-toxicity Renal Neoplasm Risk-analysis Statistical-analysis

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• ISSN:
  0957-5243
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  125-133
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039011
• Citation:
  Cancer Causes Control 2007 Feb; 18(2):125-133
• Contact Point Address:
  Mohammed F. Faramawi, Epidemiology Department, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street Suite 2000, New Orleans, LA 70112
• Email:
  melfaram@tulane.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  University of North Texas
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050901
• Source Full Name:
  Cancer Causes and Control
• End Date:
  20080430
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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