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Heredity, diet and lifestyle as determining risk factors for the esophageal cancer on Nanao Island in Southern China.
Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2010
Liu Min, Su Min, Tian Dong-Ping, Zhang Guo-Hong, Yang He-Lin, Gao Yu-Xia
Abstract excerpt
In this case-control study we evaluated contribution of environmental and genetic factors for risk of esophageal cancer (EC) by studying populations on Nanao Island (highest risk area for EC in China) and Shanwei (low risk region). Data on lifestyle, diet and family history were collected from the 166 newly diagnosed EC patients on Nanao between 2003 and 2004, from their 1450 first degree relatives and from...
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