Smoking and liver cancer in China: case-control comparison of 36,000 liver cancer deaths vs. 17,000 cirrhosis deaths.

Liver cancer and liver cirrhosis are common causes of death in China, where chronic lifelong hepatitis B infection is a major cause of both diseases. To help determine whether smoking is a cofactor for the development of liver cancer, we ascertained retrospectively the smoking habits of 36,000 adult...

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Main Authors: Chen, Z, Liu, B, Boreham, J, Wu, Y, Chen, J, Peto, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003