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Increased Prevalence of Esophageal Cancer in Areas with High Levels of Nickel in Farm Soils

Background: Heavy metal pollution in farm soils is a grave concern in Taiwan. Previously, we found the incidence of oral cancer (OC) correlated positively with levels of nickel and arsenic in farm soils. Many OC patients have a second malignancy, among which esophageal cancer (EC) is the most common...

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Autores principales: Lee, Chien-Pang, Lee, Yen-Hsin, Lian, Ie-Bin, Su, Che-Chun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27698910
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jca.15441