Question: 1. A large medical center's oncology program reported an increased number of cases of pancreatic cancer during a certain month. The hospital's epidemiologist (it could

1. A large medical center's oncology program reported an increased number of cases of pancreatic cancer during a certain month. The hospital's epidemiologist (it could be you!) leaped into action and decided to conduct a research study on the problem. Tumor registry records were searched to identify all cases of pancreatic cancer during a five-year period; cancer patients were matched with patients treated for other diseases during the same five-year period. All subjects in the study were questioned about lifestyle factors including drinking (alcohol) and tea and coffee consumption. The resulting data are as follows: DATA Cancer Cancer Other Other Patients Patients Patients Patients Men Women Men Women Lifestyle Variable Alcohol Consumption 185 120 270 260 Tea Drinking 140 110 230 225 Coffee Drinking 190 140 270 240 TOTALS 200 150 300 300 Note: Total number of male cancer patients Total number of female cancer patients 150 Total number of male patients (other diseases) 300 Total number of female patients (other diseases) II II II II 200 300 (Hint: You may want to pull together 2 by 2 tables using the data provided inside and outside the table!)
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