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Evaluation of Risk Factors for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in a High-risk Area of India, the Northeastern Region.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2015
Lourembam Deepak Singh, Singh Asem Robinson, Sharma T Dhaneshor, Singh Th Sudheeranjan, Singh Thiyam Ramsing, Singh Lisam Shanjukumar
Abstract excerpt
Northeastern India is a major nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) high risk-area although the rest of the country has very low incidence. A case-control study of 105 NPC cases and 115 controls was conducted to identify the potential risk factors for NPC development in this region. Information was collected by interviewer about socio-demographic characteristics, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, dietary history,...
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