Risk of head and neck cancer among opium users.

Autor: Mohebbi E; Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran; Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA., Alimoradi Z; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran., Rozek LS; Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA., Mohebbi A; Dermatology Department, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran., Jafari E; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. Electronic address: elhejafari@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of oral biology [Arch Oral Biol] 2024 Jan; Vol. 157, pp. 105846. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 08.
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2023.105846
Abstrakt: Objective: The scientific literature presents conflicting data on a possible causal relationship between opium users and the development of head and neck cancer (HNC). This study aimed to explore the risk of HNC among opium users is a narcotic addictive drug.
Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis encompassed academic databases and gray literature up to May 2023, focusing on epidemiologic observational studies that reported the effect size of the HNC risk and opium use.
Results: This study incorporated 14 effect size estimations to examine the association between opium use and the risk of head and neck cancers based on various HNC sub-sites, including the lip and oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx. The random effect model revealed a significant correlation between combined HNCs and opium use (odds ratio [OR]: 4.88; 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 2.99, 7.96). Additionally, opium consumption significantly increased the incidence of lip and oral cavity cancers (OR: 1.82; 95 % CI: 1.25, 2.65). Opium users faced an approximately eightfold increase in laryngeal cancer risk (OR: 7.86; 95 % CI: 4.66, 13.24) compared to non-opium users.
Conclusions: In summary, our findings strongly suggest that opium use is emerging as a significant risk factor for HNC. This underscores the need for further research and focused preventive measures to address this concerning association.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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