Areca users in combination with tobacco and alcohol use are associated with younger age of diagnosed esophageal cancer in Taiwanese men.

Areca users in combination with tobacco and alcohol use are associated with younger age of diagnosed esophageal cancer in Taiwanese men.

Whether the habitual use of substances (tobacco, alcohol, or areca nut (seed of the Areca palm)) can affect the age of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) presentation has rarely been examined.The study subjects were those who were males and the first time to be diagnosed as ESCC (ICD-9 150) a...

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Main Authors: Ming-Yen Lin, Mei-Chin Chen, I-Chen Wu, Deng-Chyang Wu, Yu-Jen Cheng, Chun-Chieh Wu, Chee-Yin Chai, Jang-Ming Lee, Ming-Tsang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3198438?pdf=render

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