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Wood cookstove use is associated with gastric cancer in Central America and mediated by host genetics.
Scientific reports - 2 Oct 2023
Rifkin Samara B, Miller Anna K, Montalvan-Sanchez Eleazar E, Norwood Dalton A, Martinez Enrique, Waterboer Tim, Beasley T Mark, Dominguez Ricardo L, Williams Scott M, Morgan Douglas R
Abstract excerpt
Biomass cookstove food preparation is linked to aero-digestive cancers, mediated by ingested and inhaled carcinogens (e.g., heterocyclic amines, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons). We investigated the association between gastric adenocarcinoma, wood cookstove use, H. pylori CagA infection and risk modification by variants in genes that metabolize and affect the internal dose of carcinogens. We conducted a...
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