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Alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, and the development of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis.
International journal of clinical oncology - 1 Apr 2010
Toh Yasushi, Oki Eiji, Ohgaki Kippei, Sakamoto Yasuo, Ito Shuhei, Egashira Akinori, Saeki Hiroshi, Kakeji Yoshihiro, Morita Masaru, Sakaguchi Yoshihisa, Okamura Takeshi, Maehara Yoshihiko
Abstract excerpt
Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common incident cancer in the world and ranks sixth among all cancers in mortality. Esophageal cancers are classified into two histological types; esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and adenocarcinoma, and the incidences of these types show a striking variety of geographic distribution, possibly reflecting differences in exposure to specific environmental factors. Both...
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