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Exposure biomarkers in chemoprevention studies of liver cancer.
IARC scientific publications - 1 Jan 2001
Wild C P, Turner P C
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer, the major risk factors being hepatitis B and C viruses and aflatoxins; other factors such as alcohol are also of importance in some populations. Aflatoxin exposure biomarkers include urinary aflatoxin metabolites and aflatoxin-albumin adducts in peripheral blood. These biomarkers are well validated and have been applied in studies of many...
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