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Evaluation of risk factors for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in high-risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma families in Taiwan.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Apr 2005
Yang Xiaohong Rose, Diehl Scott, Pfeiffer Ruth, Chen Chien-Jen, Hsu Wan-Lun, Dosemeci Mustafa, Cheng Yu-Juen, Sun Brenda, Goldstein Alisa M, Hildesheim Allan
Abstract excerpt
A study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) families with two or more affected members was conducted in Taiwan (265 families with 2,444 individuals, 502 affected and 1,942 unaffected) to determine the association between NPC and potential etiologic factors in NPC high-risk families. Similar to results from a previous case-control study in Taiwan, Guangdong salted fish consumption during childhood, exposure to wood,...
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