Tea, coffee, and caffeine and early-onset basal cell carcinoma in a case–control study
Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Tea, coffee, and caffeine and early-onset basal cell carcinoma in a case–control study. European Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2014, 23: 296-302. PMID: 24841641, PMCID: PMC4059399, DOI: 10.1097/cej.0000000000000037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaCase-control studyCell carcinomaDermatopathology databaseOdds ratioRegular consumptionRisk of BCCMultivariate odds ratiosSquamous cell carcinomaUnconditional logistic regressionConfidence intervalsModest protective effectHot teaNon-Hispanic whitesPotential health benefitsEpidemiologic evidenceInverse associationProtective effectBiopsy siteAge 40Caffeinated coffeeSkin carcinogenesisBCC casesProtective role