## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Inherited genetic predispositions are important risk factors for the development of cancer in general. To determine genetic susceptibility for 14 common cancers, a caseβcontrol study of the impact of a family history of cancer in firstβdegree relatives was conducted. The
U-shaped Effect of Drinking and Linear Effect of Smoking on Risk for Stomach Cancer in Japan
β Scribed by Kikuchi, Shogo ;Nakajima, Toshifusa ;Kobayashi, Osamu ;Yamazaki, Tatsuo ;Kikuichi, Masahiro ;Mori, Kiyoshi ;Oura, Shinsuke ;Watanabe, Hideaki ;Nagawa, Hirokazu ;Otani, Reiji ;Okamoto, Naoyuki ;Kurosawa, Michiko ;Anzai, Haruyuki ;Konishi, Toshiro ;Futagawa, Shunji ;Mizobuchi, Noboru ;Kobori, Oichiro ;Kaise, Ruriko ;Inaba, Yutaka ;Wada, Osamu
- Book ID
- 108582181
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 66 KB
- Volume
- 93
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0910-5050
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