Salt intake, cured meat consumption, refrigerator use and stomach cancer incidence: a prospective cohort study (Netherlands).

Salt intake, cured meat consumption, refrigerator use and stomach cancer incidence: a prospective cohort study (Netherlands). van den Brandt PA, Botterweck AA, Goldbohm RA. Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. pa.vandenbrandt@epid.unimaas.nl OBJECTIVE: Many case-control studies have reported that salt and cured meat intake are positively, and refrigerator use is inversely, associated with stomach cancer risk. In the current prospective study these associations were evaluated. METHODS: The Netherlands Cohort Study consisted of 120,852 men and women age... Mehr ...