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Saliva – a pivotal player in the pathogenesis of oropharyngeal cancer

Oropharyngeal (OP) cancer, which is usually squamous cell carcinoma, is the most common head and neck malignancy and accounts for 2–4% of all new cancers. It is primarily induced by exposure to tobacco. The paradigm of cigarette smoke (CS)-induced OP cancer's pathogenesis is based on the assump...

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Autores principales: Reznick, A Z, Hershkovich, O, Nagler, R M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2364762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15162153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6601869