Mycotoxin exposure is associated with increased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Huaian area, China

Abstract Background Consumption of moldy food has previously been identified as a risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in high-risk countries; however, what contributing roles these dietary carcinogenic mycotoxins play in the etiology of ESCC are largely unknown. Methods A mycot...

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Main Authors: Kathy S. Xue, Lili Tang, Guiju Sun, Shaokang Wang, Xu Hu, Jia-Sheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6439-x