The correlation between cancer incidence and kava consumption.

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dc.contributor.authorSteiner, G G
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-25T23:12:13Z
dc.date.available2016-10-25T23:12:13Z
dc.date.issued2000-11
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: A number of countries in the South Pacific have very low cancer incidence. In spite of a high percentage of the population habituated to tobacco, the cancer incidence in countries such as Vanuatu and Fiji experience age-standardized cancer incidence in the 70's. A number of studies have noted the low cancer incidence in these countries and have postulated that a dietary chemopreventive agent might be responsible. METHODS: The cancer incidence studies for the Pacific Islands were completed in the 1980's. During this time period accurate records allow for a calculation of local kava consumption. This study compares the cancer incidence for a number of Pacific Island Nations with local kava consumption. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: The data indicates that the more kava consumed by a population the lower the cancer incidence for that population. The data suggests there is a close inverse relationship between cancer incidence and kava consumption.
dc.identifier.issn0017-8594
dc.identifier.pubmed11149250
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/53806
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIncidence
dc.subject.meshKava
dc.subject.meshNeoplasms/epidemiology/prevention & control
dc.subject.meshPacific Islands/epidemiology
dc.subject.meshPlants, Medicinal
dc.titleThe correlation between cancer incidence and kava consumption.
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.dcmiText
prism.number11
prism.pagerange420-2
prism.publicationnameHawaii Medical Journal
prism.volume59

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