Epidemiology, etiology, and prevention of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in China

Cancer Biology and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 33-41

  Liang, He ^a   Fan, Jin Hu ^a   Qiao, You Lin ^a  

^a CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Etiology; Prevention; Review

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CHINA; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FRUIT; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY; MINERAL DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PROCESSED MEAT; RED MEAT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 85017185715     PISSN: 20953941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2016.0093     Document Type: Review

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