Oral exposure to environmental cyanobacteria toxins: Implications for cancer risk
Background: Areca nut/betel quid (AN/BQ) chewing, a prevalent practice in parts of the Pacific and Asia, is an independent cause of cancers of the oral cavity and esophagus and may be linked to liver cancer. The mechanisms of AN/BQ-associated carcinogenesis are unclear. In a Guam population, we prev...
Main Authors: | Brenda Y. Hernandez, Xuemei Zhu, Patrick Sotto, Yvette Paulino |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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Series: | Environment International |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021000052 |
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