Increased number of cases of pancreatic cancer

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A large medical center's oncology program reported an increased number of cases of pancreatic cancer during a certain month. The hospital's epidemiologist decided to research the problem. Tumor registry records were searched to identify all cases of pancreatic cancer during a five-year period; cancer patients were matched with patients treated for other diseases during the same five-year period. All subjects in the study were questioned about lifestyle factors including alcohol, tea, and coffee consumption. The resulting data are as follows:

DATA

Cancer Patients

Other Patients

Men

Women

Men

Women

LIFESTYLE VARIABLE

Alcohol

185

120

270

260

Tea Drinking

140

110

230

225

Coffee Drinking

190

140

270

240

Note: Total number of male cancer patients = 200.

Total number of female cancer patients = 150.

Total number of male patients (other diseases) = 300.

Total number of female patients (other diseases) = 300.

Which number best approximates risk associated with:

Alcohol Drinking? Men (Points : 2)

2.11.

0.92.

0.71.

0.62.

1.37.

Reference no: EM13310881

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