头发中的铁,铜和的度和食道癌症的风险:一个嵌套的病例对照研究

Maryam Hashemian1,2, Hossein Poustchi3, Maryam Sharafkhah3

  • 1Digestive Oncology Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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概括

头发中较高的铁含量可能会增加食道状细胞癌 (ESCC) 的风险. 这项研究使用头发样本来评估矿物质状况及其与ESCC风险的关联,克服了饮食问卷的局限性.

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