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Association of alcohol consumption, betel nut chewing, and cigarette smoking with mortality in patients with head and neck cancer among the Taiwanese population: A nationwide population-based cohort study
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Journal Article
Association of alcohol consumption, betel nut chewing, and cigarette smoking with mortality in patients with head and neck cancer among the Taiwanese population: A nationwide population-based cohort study
2024
Overview
This study investigated the association of alcohol consumption, betel nut chewing, and cigarette smoking (ABC) with mortality in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). This nationwide population-based cohort study determined whether ABC habits were associated with overall or cancer-specific mortality in patients with HNC in Taiwan.
Data from the Taiwan Cancer Registry and Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database were used to identify patients with HNC from 2011 to 2017. All the identified patients were monitored until the date of death or the end of 2017. Poisson regression models were employed to estimate the incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) associated with the effect of ABC habits on mortality.
A total of 31,246 patients with HNC were analyzed in this study. The results revealed that betel nut chewing alone exhibited the strongest effect, significantly increasing the risk of overall mortality (adjusted IRR = 1.44, 95% CI = 1.27–1.63). Additionally, betel nut chewing alone was significantly associated with cancer-specific mortality (adjusted IRR = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.30–1.44). Stratified analyses by sex and tumor location indicated that the effect of betel nut chewing alone on overall or cancer-specific mortality remained significant across both sexes, and among patients with oral cancer and patients with oropharyngeal cancer.
ABC habits, particularly betel nut chewing, are significantly associated with diminished survival rates in patients with HNC. Accordingly, the implementation of an integrated campaign targeting the prevention of betel nut chewing would be one of the effective public health strategies for improving outcomes for HNC patients.
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•This nationwide cohort study investigated the association of ABC habits with mortality among 31,246 HNC patients in Taiwan.•Alcohol drinking, betel nut chewing, and cigarette smoking are significantly associated with reduced survival in HNC patients.•Regardless of sex, betel nut chewing alone was most significantly associated with an increased risk of HNC mortality.
