ABO blood types and cancer risk—A cohort study of 339, 432 subjects in Taiwan. Issue 2 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sun, Wenjie; Wen, Chi-Pang; Lin, Jie; Wen, Christopher; Pu, Xia; Huang, Maosheng; Tsai, Min Kuang; Tsao, Chwen Keng; Wu, Xifeng; Chow, Wong-Ho
• Is Part Of: Cancer epidemiology. Volume 39:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 150
• Page End: 156
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Cancer -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Carcinogenesis -- Periodicals; 616.994005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2014.12.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7821

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">In a prospective cohort of 339, 432 Asians, blood type AB was associated with lower over-all cancer risk and mortality.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Compared to blood type O, an elevated pancreatic cancer risk was associated with blood types A, B, and AB.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Compared to blood type O, blood type A was associated with stomach cancer risk.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Kidney cancer risk was inversely associated with blood type AB.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Our study provides evidence of blood type influencing cancer risk; further studies in different populations are warranted.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>