This study was published in the International Journal of Cancer 2002 Jun 10;99(5):727-31
Study title and authors:
A case-control study of stomach cancer in Mumbai, India.
Rao DN, Ganesh B, Dinshaw KA, Mohandas KM.
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India. dnrao@hotmail.com
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12115507
The purpose of the study was to identify the association of various factors with stomach cancer. The study participants were aged between 30-75 and included 170 stomach cancer cases and 2,184 controls.
The study found:
(a) Beef consumption was associated with a small reduction in stomach cancer risk.
(b) Those who consumed liver at least once per week had a 30% reduced risk of stomach cancer compared to those who never had liver or only once every two weeks.
The data from the study shows that liver consumption is associated with a reduction in stomach cancer.
