Family history of esophageal cancer increases the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

A population-based case-control was performed to explore familial aggregation of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Family history of cancer was assessed by a structured questionnaire, and from which 2 cohorts of relatives of cases and controls were reconstructed. Unconditional logistic regr...

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Main Authors: Chen, Tiantian, Cheng, Hongwei, Chen, Xingdong, Yuan, Ziyu, Yang, Xiaorong, Zhuang, Maoqiang, Lu, Ming, Jin, Li, Ye, Weimin
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4630623/