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Carcinogenesis of the Oral Cavity: Environmental Causes and Potential Prevention by Black Raspberry.
Chemical research in toxicology - 17 Jan 2017
El-Bayoumy Karam, Chen Kun-Ming, Zhang Shang-Min, Sun Yuan-Wan, Amin Shantu, Stoner Gary, Guttenplan Joseph B
Abstract excerpt
Worldwide, cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx comprise the sixth most common malignancies. Histologically, more than 90% of oral cancers are squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Epidemiologic data strongly support the role of exogenous factors such as tobacco, alcohol, and human papilloma virus infection as major causative agents. Avoidance of risk factors has only been partially successful, and survival rates have...
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