Vlajinac, Hristina D. (7006581450)Hristina D. (7006581450)VlajinacMarinkovic, Jelena M. (7004611210)Jelena M. (7004611210)MarinkovicSipetic, Sandra B. (6701802171)Sandra B. (6701802171)SipeticAndrejic, Dragoslava M. (13609301600)Dragoslava M. (13609301600)AndrejicAdanja, Benko J. (7003966459)Benko J. (7003966459)AdanjaStosic-Divjak, Svetlana L. (25643734600)Svetlana L. (25643734600)Stosic-Divjak2025-06-132025-06-132006https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdp.2006.02.001https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33646775707&doi=10.1016%2fj.cdp.2006.02.001&partnerID=40&md5=f655fb29b637c15a6f1a3c69aeb4533chttps://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10975Background: In order to test some hypotheses of risk factors for oropharyngeal cancer (neoplasm of base of tongue, palate and tonsils) matched case-control study was conducted in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, during the period 1998-2000. Methods: Study comprised 100 incidence cases with oropharyngeal cancer and 100 controls with some non-malignant diseases of head and neck. Results: According to multivariate analysis, ever smoking, interaction between smoking and alcohol consumption, and occupational exposure to wood dust were found to be independent risk factors for oropharyngeal cancer (odds ratio-OR = 5.10 95% confidence intervals-95% CI = 1.70-15.27, OR = 2.61 95% CI = 1.54-4.41, and OR = 4.16 95% CI = 1.45-11.91, respectively). Conclusion: The results of the present study are in line with other authors , findings showing that smoking and alcohol consumption are the main risk factors for oropharyngeal cancer. The effect of occupational exposure to wood dust warrants further investigation. © 2006 International Society for Preventive Oncology.AlcoholCase-control studyFamily historyHerpes simplex virus (HSV)Human papilloma virus (HPV)OccupationalOropharyngeal cancerRisk factorsSmokingWood dust