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Associations between smoking, passive smoking, GSTM-1, NAT2, and rectal cancer.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Sept 2003
Slattery Martha L, Edwards Sandra, Curtin Karen, Schaffer Donna, Neuhausen Susan
Abstract excerpt
Cigarette smoking has been identified as a risk factor for colon cancer, however, much less is known about the association between cigarette smoking and rectal cancer. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the associations between rectal cancer and active and passive cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use. We also evaluate how genetic variants of GSTM-1 and NAT2 alter these associations. A...
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