Increased incidence of tongue cancer after primary radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma - The possibility of radiation carcinogenesis

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 219-225

  Teo, P M L ^a   Chan, A T C ^a   Leung, S F ^a   Chau, R M C ^a   Yu, P K W ^a   King, W W K ^a   Johnson, P J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

NPC; Radiation induced malignancy; Tongue cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION HAZARD; TONGUE CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; SMOKING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TONGUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033083216     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(98)00386-4     Document Type: Article

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