Geophagia and risk of squamous cell esophageal cancer in the African esophageal cancer corridor: Findings from the ESCCAPE multicountry case‐control studies

Geophagia, the intentional practice of consuming soil, occurs across the African esophageal cancer corridor, particularly during pregnancy. We investigated whether this practice is linked to endemic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in this region. We conducted ESCC case‐control studies in T...

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Autores principales: Narh, Clement T., Dzamalala, Charles P., Mmbaga, Blandina T., Menya, Diana, Mlombe, Yohannie, Finch, Peter, Nyakunga, Gissela, Schüz, Joachim, McCormack, Valerie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2021
Materias:
Cancer Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8411422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34004024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.33688

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8411422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34004024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.33688

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