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Tobacco smoking, family history, and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a case-referent study in Hong Kong Chinese
The odds of developing nasopharyngeal cancer may be tilted against tobacco smokers.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the detrimental effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of nasopharyngeal cancer. Researchers charted smoking habits against the occurrence of nasopharyngeal cancer in a study population comprising 762 men and women from Hong Kong.
Researchers discovered that tobacco smokers faced increased risk of developing nasopharyngeal cancer. This study affirmed the notion that tobacco smoking may put an individual on the path to acquiring nasopharyngeal cancer.
Research Summary Information
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2015
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Shao-Hua Xie, Ignatius Tak-Sun Yu, Lap Ah Tse, Joseph Siu Kie Au, June Sze Man Lau
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The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4/F, School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China, shaohua1983-man@163.com.
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