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Interactions of alcohol and tobacco in gastrointestinal cancer.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Mar 2012
Salaspuro Mikko, Mikko Salaspuro
Abstract excerpt
Cancer prevention is based on the identification of specific etiologic factors. Acetaldehyde derived from the alcoholic beverage itself and formed from ethanol endogenously has recently been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer/World Health Organization as a group 1 carcinogen to humans. This is based on the uniform epidemiological and biochemical evidence derived from individuals...
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