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Causal effects of gallstone disease on risk of gastrointestinal cancer in Chinese.
British journal of cancer - 1 May 2021
Pang Yuanjie, Lv Jun, Kartsonaki Christiana, Guo Yu, Yu Canqing, Chen Yiping, Yang Ling, Bian Zheng, Millwood Iona Y, Walters Robin G, Li Xiaojun, Zou Ju, Holmes Michael V, Chen Junshi, Chen Zhengming, Li Liming
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gallstone disease (GSD) is associated with a higher risk of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. However, it is unclear whether the associations are causal. METHODS: The prospective China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) recorded 17,598 cases of GI cancer among 510,137 participants without cancer at baseline during 10 years of follow-up. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) for specific cancer by...
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