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Investigating the Association between Alcohol and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer in Taiwan.
Scientific reports - 29 Aug 2017
Huang Cheng-Chih, Hsiao Jenn-Ren, Lee Wei-Ting, Lee Yao-Chou, Ou Chun-Yen, Chang Chan-Chi, Lu Yu-Cheng, Huang Jehn-Shyun, Wong Tung-Yiu, Chen Ken-Chung, Tsai Sen-Tien, Fang Sheen-Yie, Wu Jiunn-Liang, Wu Yuan-Hua, Hsueh Wei-Ting, Yen Chia-Jui, Wu Shang-Yin, Chang Jang-Yang, Lin Chen-Lin, Wang Yi-Hui, Weng Ya-Ling, Yang Han-Chien, Chen Yu-Shan, Chang Jeffrey S
Abstract excerpt
Although alcohol is an established risk factor of head and neck cancer (HNC), insufficiencies exist in the literature in several aspects. We analyzed detailed alcohol consumption data (amount and type of alcoholic beverage) of 811 HNC patients and 940 controls to evaluate the association between alcohol and HNC by HNC sites and by genotypes of ADH1B and ALDH2. Alcohol was associated with an increased HNC risk in...
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