TY - JOUR T1 - Alcohol, smoking, social and occupational factors in the aetiology of cancer of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx. AU - Elwood,J M, AU - Pearson,J C, AU - Skippen,D H, AU - Jackson,S M, PY - 1984/11/15/pubmed PY - 1984/11/15/medline PY - 1984/11/15/entrez SP - 603 EP - 12 JF - International journal of cancer JO - Int J Cancer VL - 34 IS - 5 N2 - A case-control study of 374 patients with primary epithelial cancers of the oral cavity, oro- and hypopharynx, and larynx is reported, the controls being patients with selected other cancers, matched for age and sex. Of all eligible patients, 93% were interviewed. Increased risks were seen with alcohol consumption and, less strongly, with smoking, which for all sites could be adequately fitted by either a multiplicative or an additive model. However, the site-specific relationships were different, alcohol consumption being significantly associated only with oral cavity, pharyngeal and extrinsic laryngeal tumours, and smoking only with intrinsic laryngeal tumours. Increased risks were associated with low socio-economic status, the unmarried state, and poor dental care. No significant associations were seen with specific occupational exposures. SN - 0020-7136 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/6500740/Alcohol_smoking_social_and_occupational_factors_in_the_aetiology_of_cancer_of_the_oral_cavity_pharynx_and_larynx_ L2 - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0020-7136&date=1984&volume=34&issue=5&spage=603 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -