Relationship Between Salted Fish Consumption and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: An Evidence-based Case Report

Authors

  • Ikhwanuliman Putera Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • M. Gema Ramadhan Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Shafira Anindya Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Natalia R Sutanto Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Arief Kurniawan Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • F. Nikodemus Hosea Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Eka D Safitri Center for Clinical Epidemiology - Evidence Based Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia - Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Aim: to know the relationship between salted fish consumption and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods: we searched for the articles from PubMed® and ScienceDirect® based on our clinical question. After filtered with our in- and exclusion criteria, we had six articles about this topic, all of them were case-control studies. All articles were then critically appraised for their validity, importance, and applicability. Results: there was no consistent relationship between salted fish consumption and NPC. Worth to note that those studies wo showed the firm relationship were conducted in Southern China, where the incidence of NPC was extremely high and related to specific Chineese-style salted fish consumption. Conclusion: there was an inconsistent relationship between salted fish consumption and NPC.Key words: salted fish, risk factor, nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

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2015-03-01

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Putera, I., Ramadhan, M. G., Anindya, S., Sutanto, N. R., Kurniawan, A., Hosea, F. N., & Safitri, E. D. (2015). Relationship Between Salted Fish Consumption and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: An Evidence-based Case Report. Acta Medica Indonesiana, 47(1). Retrieved from http://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/13

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Vol. 47 No. 1 (2015)

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SPECIAL ARTICLE

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