Areca nut is associated with younger age of diagnosis, poor chemoradiotherapy response, and shorter overall survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

OBJECTIVE:Areca nut chewing is carcinogenic to humans. However, little is known about the impact of areca nut chewing on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 286 ESCC patients who received surgery or preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery at our...

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Main Authors: Chang-Han Chen, Hung-I Lu, Yu-Ming Wang, Yen-Hao Chen, Chien-Ming Lo, Wan-Ting Huang, Shau-Hsuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5330470?pdf=render