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Development of esophageal cancer in Chaoshan region, China: association with environmental, genetic and cultural factors.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health - 1 Jan 2015
Tang W R, Chen Z J, Lin Kun, Su Min, Au W W
Abstract excerpt
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the eighth most common cancer by incidence worldwide. Although the cancer is located at a readily recognizable and accessible site in the body, it is the sixth most common cause of cancer death. The 1- and 5-year survival rates in China are 50% and 15%, respectively. Furthermore, the cancer has distinct geographic and etiological risk factors in different locations...
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