Table 1 Associations between oral health and pancreatic cancer
From: The oral microbiome, pancreatic cancer and human diversity in the age of precision medicine
Author (year) | Participants (n) | Study | Findings | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stolzenberg-Solomon et al. (2003) [30] | 29104 male smokers | Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study | Tooth loss is associated with PC. | Finland |
Huang et al. (2016) [31] | 19924 participants | Swedish Cancer and Total Population registers | Oral lesions and tooth loss are associated with PC. | Sweden |
Michaud et al. (2007)Â [32] | 48375 US male health professionals | The Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS) | Periodontal disease is associated with PC. Tooth loss is not associated with PC. | United States |
Chang et al. (2016) [33] | 139805 individuals with periodontal disease and 75085 controls | National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan | Periodontitis is associated with PC in individuals over the age of 65. | Taiwan |
Gerlovin et al. (2019) [34] | 59000 Black American women | Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS) | Periodontitis and tooth loss are associated with PC. | United States |