Betel nut chewing, oral premalignant lesions, and the oral microbiome.

Betel nut chewing, oral premalignant lesions, and the oral microbiome.

Oral cancers are attributed to a number of causal agents including tobacco, alcohol, human papillomavirus (HPV), and areca (betel) nut. Although betel nut chewing has been established as an independent cause of oral cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis are poorly understood. An investigation was...

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Main Authors: Brenda Y Hernandez, Xuemei Zhu, Marc T Goodman, Robert Gatewood, Paul Mendiola, Katrina Quinata, Yvette C Paulino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5321455?pdf=render

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