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Betel nut chewing history is an independent prognosticator for smoking patients with locally advanced stage IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma receiving induction chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil

BACKGROUND: Smoking and betel nut chewing are well-known risk factors for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Smoking is also a strong prognosticator for patients with locally advanced HNSCC receiving induction chemotherapy. Smoking with or without betel nut chewing is a common practice i...

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Autores principales: Su, Yan-Ye, Chien, Chih-Yen, Luo, Sheng-Dean, Huang, Tai-Lin, Lin, Wei-Che, Fang, Fu-Min, Chiu, Tai-Jan, Chen, Yen-Hao, Lai, Chi-Chih, Hsu, Cheng-Ming, Li, Shau-Hsuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27001663
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12957-016-0844-2