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Does family history of cancer modify the effects of lifestyle risk factors on esophageal cancer? A population-based case-control study in China.
International journal of cancer - 1 May 2011
Wu Ming, Zhang Zuo-Feng, Kampman Ellen, Zhou Jin-Yi, Han Ren-Qiang, Yang Jie, Zhang Xiao-Feng, Gu Xiao-Ping, Liu Ai-Min, van't Veer Pieter, Kok Frans J, Zhao Jin-Kou
Abstract excerpt
A population-based case-control study on esophageal cancer has been conducted since 2003 in Jiangsu Province, China. The aim of this analysis is to provide further evidence on the relationship between family history of cancer in first-degree relatives (FH-FDRs) and the risk of esophageal cancer, and to explore the joint effects for FH-FDR with major lifestyle risk factors. A total of 1,520 cases and 3,879...
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