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Statin use and its association with decreased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in betel nut chewers

BACKGROUND: Betel nut chewing involves the chewing of areca nuts or betel quid (areca nuts wrapped in betel leaves), which is associated with an increased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Statins have anticancer properties. We investigated the association between statin use and ESC...

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Autores principales: Lin, Chih‐Lang, Chen, Wan‐Ming, Shia, Ben‐Chang, Wu, Szu‐Yuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10423659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37395565
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.15009