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Family history of esophageal cancer increases the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Scientific reports - 3 Nov 2015
Chen Tiantian, Cheng Hongwei, Chen Xingdong, Yuan Ziyu, Yang Xiaorong, Zhuang Maoqiang, Lu Ming, Jin Li, Ye Weimin
Abstract excerpt
A population-based case-control was performed to explore familial aggregation of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Family history of cancer was assessed by a structured questionnaire, and from which 2 cohorts of relatives of cases and controls were reconstructed. Unconditional logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards regression were applied for case-control design and reconstructed cohort design,...
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