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Dental Prophylaxis Decreases the Risk of Esophageal Cancer in Males; A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan

BACKGROUND: Periodontal disease (PD) is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases. Esophageal cancer (EC) is also a common cause of death due to cancer among males. Systemic inflammatory processes have been shown to increase the risk of cancer. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to...

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Autores principales: Lee, Ya-Ling, Hu, Hsiao-Yun, Yang, Nan-Ping, Chou, Pesus, Chu, Dachen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25279666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109444