Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: like nicotine.We believe that a more rigorous quantification method for tobacco consumption and its effects is necessary.Further confirmation of whether there is an interaction between the 2 forms of tobacco consumption would provide a better understanding of the association of tobacco with cancer mortality risk.Second, other covariates could be more finely divided, such as splitting body mass index to further differentiate obesity.Alcohol intake could be categorized by types of alcohol and daily intake amounts.Family history could be specified to identify high-risk hereditary cancers, like Peutz-Jeghers syndrome or Lynch syndrome.Conducting subgroup analyses on these populations would provide a better understanding of tobacco's effect on different populations.Furthermore, we were worried about the possible confounding by indication due to the policy of cancer screening targeting high-risk smoking populations.We hope for an explanation of the related policies.In conclusion, further research is needed to quantify and convert the 2 main types of tobacco and study their associations with different populations to fill the knowledge gaps in this area.
Source: JAMA Oncology
Authors: Christopher Dasaro, Vinay Prasad
Institutions: Temple University, University of California, San Francisco
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4404755263