MAGNESIUM IN DRINKING WATER...

MAGNESIUM IN DRINKING WATER AND THE RISK OF DEATH FROM LIVER CANCER.

Revista Magnesium Reserch – volume 15 – ano 2002 Número 3/4; páginas 223-228.

Autores:

1) Chun- Yuh Yang - Institute of Public Health, , Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

2) Hui- Fen Chiu – Departament of Pharmacology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

3) Shang-Shyue Tsai - Institute of Public Health, , Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

4) Chin-Ching Chang - Institute of Public Health, , Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

5) Hung-Yi Chuang - Institute of Public Health, , Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
 

Summary:

The possible association between the risk of liver cancer and the levels of magnesium in drinking water from municipal supplies was investigated in matched cancer case-control study in Taiwan. All eligible liver-cancer deaths from other causes (9166 controls). The levels of magnesium in the drinking water of these residents were also determined. Data on magnesium levels in drinking water throughout Taiwan were obtained from the Taiwan Water Supply Corporation (TWSC). The control group consisted of people who died from other causes, and the controls were pair-matched to the cases by year of birth and death. The adjusted odd rations for the relationship between magnesium levels in drinking water and liver cancer were not statistically significant. Confounding variables, hepatitis B and C infection for example, are probably most likely in the genesis of liver cancer.