Self-reported goiter is associated with
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Christian C. Abnet; Jin-Hu Fan; Farin Kamangar; Xiu-Di Sun; Philip R. Taylor; Ji
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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French
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## Abstract Iodine is concentrated by the gastric mucosa, where it may act as an antioxidant. Therefore, iodine deficiency, and its sequelae goiter, may be associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer. We examined the association between self‐reported goiter and upper gastrointestinal cancer