Although declining, gastric cancer (GC) is estimated to be second in frequency worldwide. Major causes appear to be environmental rather than genetic. A relationship has been suggested between tobacco smoking and GC. A number of epidemiological studies have been performed dealing with this question.
Smoking and gastric cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
โ Scribed by Ricardo Ladeiras-Lopes; Alexandre Kirchhofer Pereira; Amanda Nogueira; Tiago Pinheiro-Torres; Isabel Pinto; Ricardo Santos-Pereira; Nuno Lunet
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 424 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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