Difference between revisions of "Nasopharyngeal carcinoma"
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*"Nasopharyngeal carcinoma" is the name of an entity - it is not a descriptive term. | *"Nasopharyngeal carcinoma" is the name of an entity - it is not a descriptive term. | ||
*Strong association with [[Epstein-Barr virus]] (EBV). | *Strong association with [[Epstein-Barr virus]] (EBV). | ||
*Moderate risk incease for [[smokers]].<ref name=pmid23785114>{{Cite journal | last1 = Xue | first1 = WQ. | last2 = Qin | first2 = HD. | last3 = Ruan | first3 = HL. | last4 = Shugart | first4 = YY. | last5 = Jia | first5 = WH. | title = Quantitative association of tobacco smoking with the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a comprehensive meta-analysis of studies conducted between 1979 and 2011. | journal = Am J Epidemiol | volume = 178 | issue = 3 | pages = 325-38 | month = Aug | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1093/aje/kws479 | PMID = 23785114 }}</ref> | |||
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