Processed meat and risk of selected digestive tract and laryngeal cancers

To assess the association between processed meat and the risk of selected digestive tract and laryngeal cancers. We conducted a series of case-control studies between 1985 and 2007 in Italy. The studies included a total of 1475 cases of cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx, 1077 of the larynx, 716 of the esophagus, 999 of the stomach, 684 of the liver, 159 of the biliary tract, 688 of the pancreas, and a total of 9720 controls. Odds ratios...