Experiment 67681
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Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Ilex paraguariensis (AQUIFOLIACEAE) |
| Citation | CASTELLSAGUE,X: NUNOZ,N: DE STEFANI,E: VICTORA,CG: CASTELLETTO,R: ROLON,PA:. (2000). INFLUENCE OF MATE DRINKING, HOT BEVERAGES AND DIET ON ESOPHAGEAL CANCER RISK IN SOUTH AMERICA.. 88(4) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | TO ESTIMATE THE EFFECTS OF CONSUMING HOT BEVERAGES, INCLUDING MATE (AN INFUSION OF THE HERB ILEX PARAGUAYENSIS), TEA, COFFEE AND COFFEE WITH MILK, AND OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON ESOPHAGEAL CANCER RISK, WE ANALYZED DATA FROM 830 CASES AND 1,779 CONTROLS PARTICIPATING IN A SERIES OF 5 HOSPITAL-BASED CASE CONTROL STUDIES OF SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS CONDUCTED IN HIGH-RISK AREAS OF SOUTH AMERICA. AFTER ADJUSTING FOR THE STRONG EFFECTS OF TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. BOTH HEAVY MATE DRINKING (>11/DAY) AND SELF-REPORTED VERY HOT MATE DRINKING WERE SIGNIFICANTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER RISK IN MEN AND WOMEN. |
| Dose amount | >1.0 L |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | EQUIVOCAL |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | INFUSION |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |