Plasma cotinine levels and pancreatic cancer in the EPIC cohort study.

Smoking is an established risk factor for pancreatic cancer, previously investigated by the means of questionnaires. Using cotinine as a biomarker for tobacco exposure allows more accurate quantitative analyses to be performed. This study on pancreatic cancer, nested within the European Prospective...

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Main Authors: Leenders, M, Chuang, S, Dahm, C, Overvad, K, Ueland, P, Midttun, O, Vollset, SE, Tjønneland, A, Halkjaer, J, Jenab, M, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Boutron-Ruault, M, Kaaks, R, Canzian, F, Boeing, H, Weikert, C, Trichopoulou, A, Bamia, C, Naska, A, Palli, D, Pala, V, Mattiello, A, Tumino, R, Sacerdote, C, van Duijnhoven, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012