Opium, tobacco, and alcohol use in relation to oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a high-risk area of Iran.

D, Nasrollahzadeh; F, Kamangar; K, Aghcheli; M, Sotoudeh; F, Islami; CC, Abnet; R, Shakeri; A, Pourshams; HA, Marjani; M, Nouraie; M, Khatibian; S, Semnani; W, Ye; P, Boffetta; SM, Dawsey; R, Malekzadeh

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604369

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Opium, tobacco, and alcohol use in relation to oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a high-risk area of Iran.

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Nasrollahzadeh D

Kamangar F

Aghcheli K

Abstract

The very high incidence of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in Golestan Province in northeastern Iran was suggested by studies in the 1970s as partly due to opium use, which is not uncommon in this area, but based on limited numbers. From December 2003 to June 2007, we administered a valid...

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