Allergies and risk of head and neck cancer: an original study plus meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Although the relationship between allergy and cancer has been investigated extensively, the role of allergy in head and neck cancer (HNC) appears less consistent. It is not clear whether allergies can independently influence the risk of HNC in the presence of known strong environmental r...

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Main Authors: Jenn-Ren Hsiao, Chun-Yen Ou, Hung-I Lo, Cheng-Chih Huang, Wei-Ting Lee, Jehn-Shyun Huang, Ken-Chung Chen, Tung-Yiu Wong, Sen-Tien Tsai, Chia-Jui Yen, Yuan-Hua Wu, Wei-Ting Hsueh, Ming-Wei Yang, Shang-Yin Wu, Jang-Yang Chang, Kwang-Yu Chang, Chen-Lin Lin, Fang-Ting Wang, Yi-Hui Wang, Ya-Ling Weng, Han-Chien Yang, Jeffrey S Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3562357?pdf=render