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Smoking cessation sharply reduced lung cancer mortality in a historical cohort of 3185 Chinese silicotic workers from 1981 to 2014

BACKGROUND: Population-based studies showed an over 50% decrease in lung cancer risk after quitting smoking for 5–6 years, but the beneficial effect in silicotics remains unknown. We aimed to rectify this knowledge gap using a large historical cohort of 3185 Chinese silicotics since 1981 and followe...

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Autores principales: Tse, Lap Ah, Lin, Xiaona, Li, Wentao, Qiu, Hong, Chan, Chi Kuen, Wang, Feng, Yu, Ignatius Tak-sun, Leung, Chi Chiu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6288151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30420617
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-018-0292-6