Study on etiology of esophageal carcinoma:retrospect and prospect
- VernacularTitle:食管癌病因学研究的回顾与展望
- Author:
Shengping HU
;
Hongshan YANG
;
Zhongying SHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
China Oncology
2001;11(2):171-174
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Esophageal carcinoma is one of the top frequently occur malignant cancers, especially in Chinese.Studies on esophageal carcinoma have suggested that genetic predisposition, dietary or environmental factors, such as nitrosamine, tobacco smoking, malnutrition, trace element deficieny and fungus toxin could be important in the carcinogenesis of this cancer.
