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[Advances in researches on genetic epidemiology of pancreatic cancer].
Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae - 1 Apr 2006
Wang Li, Li Hui
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic cancer is an extremely life-threatening neoplasm with a case-fatality rate approaching 100%. Smoking is the major known risk factor for this cancer, explaining 19% of all cases. The nutrition and food consumption patterns play other important roles in the etiology of pancreatic cancer, explaining 35% of all cases. Epidemiological evidences on the relationship between nutrition and pancreatic cancer...
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