Smoking, environmental tobacco smoke, and risk of renal cell cancer: a population-based case-control study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Kidney and renal pelvis cancers account for 4% of all new cancer cases in the United States, among which 85% are renal cell carcinomas (RCC). While cigarette smoking is an established risk factor for RCC, little is known about the co...

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Main Authors: Siddiqui Tariq, Burr Deborah, Dolwick Grieb Suzanne M, Theis Ryan P, Asal Nabih R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/387