Substance use (alcohol, areca nut and cigarette) is associated with poor prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Substance use (alcohol, areca nut and cigarette) is associated with poor prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

BACKGROUND:Few studies have reported the association between lifestyle factors and prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and among these, the effects of habitual areca nut chewing have never been examined. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Data from 718 pathology-proven ESCC patients r...

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Main Authors: I-Chen Wu, Chun-Chieh Wu, Chien-Yu Lu, Wen-Hung Hsu, Meng-Chieh Wu, Jui-Ying Lee, Shah-Hwa Chou, Jang-Ming Lee, Yi-Ping Chou, Deng-Chyang Wu, Ming-Tsang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3567035?pdf=render

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