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Analysis of Low Cancer Mortality Rates in the Wine Regions of Tokaj and Balaton in Hungary

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  • Sándor Sipka

    (Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • János Nagy

    (Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Péter Sipka

    (Department of Labor Law, Faculty of Law, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Judit Kocsis

    (Bács-Kiskun County Hospital, Centre of Oncoradiology, Kecskemét, 6000 Kecskemét, Hungary)

  • Judit Tóth

    (Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Péter Árkosy

    (Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
    Equally shared last positions of the two authors.)

  • Zsolt Horváth

    (Bács-Kiskun County Hospital, Centre of Oncoradiology, Kecskemét, 6000 Kecskemét, Hungary
    Equally shared last positions of the two authors.)

Abstract

The age-adjusted death rates (AADRs) due to cancers were investigated in two historical regions of white wines (Tokaj and Balaton) and in Hódmezővásárhely (HMV) as a control territory in Hungary between 2000 and 2010 evaluating 111,910 persons. The results of AADRs due to the eight most frequent types/gastrointestinal cancers were as follows: Tokaj 2120/664, Balaton: 2417/824, HMV: 2770/821, nationwide: 2773/887. The values found in Tokaj and Balaton regions were significantly less than those of HMV and nationwide. However, the least values were found in Tokaj. This Tokaj-related strong difference was not found among the regions in the case of young populations with hematological diseases but only in the older people who have been consuming their wines for decades. Supposedly, this wine-specific anti-cancer phenomenon could be related to the chemical differences existing in the two types of white wines, namely, to the pro-oxidant molecules of Tokaj wines derived from Botrytis cinerea . The roles of red meat consumption, hardness of drinking water, mineral content of soil, and socioeconomic status were negligible. It should be stressed that these data are valid only for these populations, for this period. Noteworthily, the different types of wines may have different effects on mortality rates during long-lasting consumptions.

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  • Sándor Sipka & János Nagy & Péter Sipka & Judit Kocsis & Judit Tóth & Péter Árkosy & Zsolt Horváth, 2020. "Analysis of Low Cancer Mortality Rates in the Wine Regions of Tokaj and Balaton in Hungary," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-8, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:18:p:6759-:d:414625
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    1. János Nagy & Sándor Sipka & Sándor Sipka & Judit Kocsis & Zsolt Horváth, 2019. "The Hardness of Drinking Water Negatively while Socio-Economic Deprivation Positively Correlate with the Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates due to Cardiovascular Diseases in Hungarian Wine Regions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-8, September.
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