Salt-preserved foods and risk of gastric cancer.

Unlabelled: Gastric cancer is one of the main health issues in Lithuania. The risk factors of the disease are related to nutrition and environment. There were no epidemiological studies on this subject in the country.

[Vegetables and fruits and risk of stomach cancer].

Objective: Stomach cancer is the second common cause of death in Lithuania and most countries of the world. Nevertheless, there were no reports of epidemiological studies on stomach cancer in Lithuania. Therefore, a hospital-based case-control study has been carried out in order to assess the associations between vegetables and fruits and risk of stomach cancer.

[Atmosphere air pollution and health of Kaunas children].

Many studies support the impact of long-term exposure to air pollution on respiratory and allergic symptoms and illnesses. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of respiratory and allergic symptoms and illnesses in children living in 4 districts of Kaunas, to estimate the indices of respiratory function and to assess the relationship between mentioned indices and air pollutants such as dust, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. A cross-sectional survey included 840 Kaunas children (34 subjects in Senamiestis, 288 in Zaliakalnis, 128 in Petrasiūnai and 390 in Silainiai) aged 6-7 years, whose parents filled out the questionnaire and children performed respiratory function test.

[Ecological monitoring of population mortality in Kaunas micro-districts, 1992-1997].

In Lithuania, the mortality rate is constantly increasing. However, regional differences of mortality rates in a large industrial town were unexplored. The study was carried out in Kaunas, second biggest town of Lithuania with a well-developed industry, as well as high atmospheric air pollution.