Cancer Incidence in the Bantu and “Cape Colored” Races of South Africa: Report of a Cancer Survey in the Transvaal (1953–55)2

Higginson, John; Oettlé, A. G.

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“…There is very little evidence to indicate that alcohol has played a role in the high incidence areas of HCC in Africa. A case-control study in South Africa gave no indication that it was implicated as a risk factor (Higginson & Oettle, 1960) and until recently cirrhosis associated with an excessive intake of alcohol has rarely been seen in HCC patients from Africa (Higginson, 1956;Maynard et al, 1970;Van den Heever et al, 1978). The smoking of cigarettes has only recently started to spread in rural Africa and its contribution, if any, to be the very high rates of HCC observed in Mozambique can only be negligible.…”

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Hepatocellular carcinoma and dietary aflatoxin in Mozambique and Transkei

Rensburg¹,

Cook-Mozaffari²,

Schalkwyk³

et al. 1985

Br J Cancer

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Hepatocellular carcinoma and dietary aflatoxin in Mozambique and Transkei

Rensburg¹,

Cook-Mozaffari²,

Schalkwyk³

et al. 1985

Br J Cancer

291

148

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“…Cigarette tobacco does not appear to be a significant oesophageal insult but pipe tobacco does, and the use of both these types of tobacco together may have a synergistic effect. Tribal affiliation has bearing on the smoking pattern.THE RISE in incidence of oesophageal cancer in southern Africa over the last 40 years has been well documented (Burrell, 1957(Burrell, , 1962Higginson and Oettle, 1960;Skinner, 1967;Oettle, 1967) and a current high incidence in African males has been found in Durban (Schonland and Bradshaw, 1968) and Johannesburg (Robertson, Harington and Bradshaw, 1971).Tobacco and alcohol consumption have been considered as possible aetiological agents by many workers (Clemmesen, 1965) and it is these two habits, taken separately and together, which have been investigated in this study. …”

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“…THE RISE in incidence of oesophageal cancer in southern Africa over the last 40 years has been well documented (Burrell, 1957(Burrell, , 1962Higginson and Oettle, 1960;Skinner, 1967;Oettle, 1967) and a current high incidence in African males has been found in Durban (Schonland and Bradshaw, 1968) and Johannesburg (Robertson, Harington and Bradshaw, 1971).…”

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Smoking, Drinking and Oesophageal Cancer in African Males of Johannesburg, South Africa

Bradshaw¹,

Schonland²

1974

Br J Cancer

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Summary.-A study of the smoking and drinking habits of 196 oesophageal cancer cases and 1064 control patients was made. All subjects were African males aged 35 years or more, drawn from a mainly urbanized population.It was found that tobacco smoking was prevalent and that pipe tobacco (used in pipes or in hand rolled cigarettes) was used more frequently than has been found in westernized countries. The drinking of alcohol was also a prevalent habit. Tribal affiliations were examined and all three of these factors showed differences between cases and controls. Further analysis of smoking and drinking together showed that only smoking had a positive association with oesophageal cancer, and this was also true after tribal adjustment had been made. A comparable analysis of data on Durban African males yielded similar findings. It was concluded that tobacco smoking was a powerful oesophageal insult but the authors were not able to show that alcohol was important in the development of oesophageal cancer in these people. Cigarette tobacco does not appear to be a significant oesophageal insult but pipe tobacco does, and the use of both these types of tobacco together may have a synergistic effect. Tribal affiliation has bearing on the smoking pattern.THE RISE in incidence of oesophageal cancer in southern Africa over the last 40 years has been well documented (Burrell, 1957(Burrell, , 1962Higginson and Oettle, 1960;Skinner, 1967;Oettle, 1967) and a current high incidence in African males has been found in Durban (Schonland and Bradshaw, 1968) and Johannesburg (Robertson, Harington and Bradshaw, 1971).Tobacco and alcohol consumption have been considered as possible aetiological agents by many workers (Clemmesen, 1965) and it is these two habits, taken separately and together, which have been investigated in this study.

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“…Nota-se, no sexo masculino, que a maior incidência é apresentada pela população negra de Bulawayo (Rodésia), com um risco de 63,8 por cem mil homens e o menor coeficiente é detectado entre os residentes da província de Szabolcs (Hungria), com valor de 0,5 por cem mil homens. A alta incidência em Bulawayo tem sido registrada há vários anos pelo Registro local de câncer e parece ser consistente com outras informações sobre câncer do esôfago entre os Bantu da África do Sul 4 . Atlas taxas de incidência para homens estão presentes em várias comunidades asiáticas (Cingapura, Bombaim, Miyagi) mas ocorrem, também, em algumas outras partes do mundo (Porto Rico, Detroit-negros, Genebra) 15 .…”

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Epidemiologia do câncer do esôfago em São Paulo, Brasil

et al. 1982

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RESUMO: São examinados aspectos da incidência de câncer do esôfago para residentes no município de São Paulo, (Brasil), no ano de 1975. Dados coletados pelo Registro de Câncer mostram um coeficiente de 6,4 e 1,3 por cem mil homens e mulheres, respectivamente; quando padronizados pela "população mundial" os coeficientes são 9,2 e 2,0 por cem mil. As taxas do sexo masculino mostram que São Paulo está a um nível de risco maior do que outras três cidades brasileiras, com dados conhecidos, Fortaleza, Recife e Rio de Janeiro; no sexo feminino não há evidências de diferenças, a não ser possivelmente em relação a Fortaleza. As curvas de incidência específica segundo idade e sexo concordam com o padrão descrito por Higginson e Muir; valores para a inclinação do 1 n I (incidência específica por idade) nas idades 35 a 75 foram 5,7 para o sexo masculino e 4,4 para o feminino, ajustando-se uma linha reta. Os nativos de São Paulo apresentam uma menor incidência do que os nascidos fora da cidade; para as duas categorias de imigrantes brasileiros residentes de São Paulo, as incidências para homens são consistentemente altas. As razões masculino-feminino de incidência apresentam regularidade nos grupos brasileiros; entre os estrangeiros as razões são maiores.

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Cancer Incidence in the Bantu and “Cape Colored” Races of South Africa: Report of a Cancer Survey in the Transvaal (1953–55)2

Cited by 230 publications

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Hepatocellular carcinoma and dietary aflatoxin in Mozambique and Transkei

Hepatocellular carcinoma and dietary aflatoxin in Mozambique and Transkei

Smoking, Drinking and Oesophageal Cancer in African Males of Johannesburg, South Africa

Epidemiologia do câncer do esôfago em São Paulo, Brasil

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