Increased Risks of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma in Male and Female Chinese Herbalists

It has been shown that herbs that contain aristolochic acid induce urological cancer. Chinese herbalists have easy access to such herbs. Our previous mortality study has shown a significantly increased risk of urological cancer in female but not male herbalists. To re-examine this risk in male herba...

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Main Authors: Hsiao-Yu Yang, Jung-Der Wang, Tsai-Chang Lo, Pau-Chung Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-03-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664611600260