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Family history of cancer and the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of oesophagus: a case-control study in Kashmir, India.
British journal of cancer - 28 Jul 2015
Bhat G A, Shah I A, Rafiq R, Nabi S, Iqbal B, Lone M M, Islami F, Boffetta P, Dar N A
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BACKGROUND: Only a few studies have examined the association between family history of cancer (FHC) and the risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in high incidence areas of ESCC. We conducted a case-control study to evaluate the relationship between FHC and ESCC risk in Kashmir, India, with analysis of detailed epidemiological data and information on multiple gene polymorphisms. METHODS: We collected...
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