A Comprehensive Analysis on the Association between Tobacco-Free Betel Quid and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer in Taiwanese Men.

OBJECTIVES:Although betel quid (BQ) is an established risk factor of head and neck cancer (HNC), insufficiencies exist in the literature regarding the dose-response, BQ types, HNC sites, and BQ cessation. The current study was conducted to fill these insufficiencies. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A hospital...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Hua Wu, Chia-Jui Yen, Jenn-Ren Hsiao, Chun-Yen Ou, Jehn-Shyun Huang, Tung-Yiu Wong, Sen-Tien Tsai, Cheng-Chih Huang, Wei-Ting Lee, Ken-Chung Chen, Sheen-Yie Fang, Jiunn-Liang Wu, Wei-Ting Hsueh, Forn-Chia Lin, Ming-Wei Yang, Jang-Yang Chang, Hsiao-Chen Liao, Shang-Yin Wu, Chen-Lin Lin, Yi-Hui Wang, Ya-Ling Weng, Han-Chien Yang, Yu-Shan Chen, Jeffrey S Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5079549?pdf=render