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Volume 17, Issue 9
1 September 2008
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ISSN 1055-9965
EISSN 1538-7755

Editorial

A Note from the New Editor-in-Chief
Timothy R. Rebbeck
View articletitled, A Note from the New Editor-in-Chief
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Colorectal Cancer Screening: Confusion Reigns
Peter Lance
View articletitled, Colorectal Cancer Screening: Confusion Reigns
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Hypothesis/Commentary

Family-Based Samples Can Play an Important Role in Genetic Association Studies
Ethan M. Lange; Jielin Sun; Leslie A. Lange; S. Lilly Zheng; David Duggan; John D. Carpten; Henrik Gronberg; William B. Isaacs; Jianfeng Xu; Bao-Li Chang
View articletitled, Family-Based Samples Can Play an Important Role in Genetic Association Studies
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Meeting Report

Linking Tobacco Control Policies and Practices to Early Cancer Endpoints: Surveillance as an Agent for Change
Anne M. Hartman; Michael J. Thun; Rachel Ballard-Barbash; for the Organizing Committee
View articletitled, Linking Tobacco Control Policies and Practices to Early Cancer Endpoints: Surveillance as an Agent for Change
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Point/Counterpoint

Folic Acid Supplementation and Cancer Risk: Point
Young-In Kim
View articletitled, Folic Acid Supplementation and Cancer Risk: Point
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Folate and Cancer Prevention—Where to Next? Counterpoint
Cornelia M. Ulrich
View articletitled, Folate and Cancer Prevention—Where to Next? Counterpoint
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Research Articles

Construct Validity and Invariance of Four Factors Associated with Colorectal Cancer Screening across Gender, Race, and Prior Screening
Amy McQueen; Jasmin A. Tiro; Sally W. Vernon
View articletitled, Construct Validity and Invariance of Four Factors Associated with Colorectal Cancer Screening across Gender, Race, and Prior Screening
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Mortality among HIV-1– and Human Herpesvirus Type 8–Affected Mother-Infant Pairs in Zambia
Janet Wojcicki; Mulindi Mwanahamuntu; Veenu Minhas; Boris Djokic; Chipepo Kankasa; Winslow Klaskala; Brad Brayfield; Saul Phiri; Charles Wood; Charles D. Mitchell
View articletitled, Mortality among HIV-1– and Human Herpesvirus Type 8–Affected Mother-Infant Pairs in Zambia
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Plasma Alkylresorcinols and Urinary Alkylresorcinol Metabolites as Biomarkers of Cereal Fiber Intake in Finnish Women
Mylène Aubertin-Leheudre; Anja Koskela; Annukka Marjamaa; Herman Adlercreutz
View articletitled, Plasma Alkylresorcinols and Urinary Alkylresorcinol Metabolites as Biomarkers of Cereal Fiber Intake in Finnish Women
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Discovery of Novel Biomarkers in Oral Submucous Fibrosis by Microarray Analysis
Ning Li; Xinchun Jian; Yanjia Hu; Chunjiao Xu; Zhigang Yao; Xiaohuan Zhong
View articletitled, Discovery of Novel Biomarkers in Oral Submucous Fibrosis by Microarray Analysis
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Promoter Hypermethylation of the p16 Gene Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Recurrent Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Eunkyung Ko; Yujin Kim; Sung-Joo Kim; Jae-Won Joh; SangYong Song; Cheol-Keun Park; Joobae Park; Duk-Hwan Kim
View articletitled, Promoter Hypermethylation of the <em>p16</em> Gene Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Recurrent Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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A Pilot Study of Compositional Analysis of the Breast and Estimation of Breast Mammographic Density Using Three-Dimensional T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Michael Khazen; Ruth M.L. Warren; Caroline R.M. Boggis; Emilie C. Bryant; Sadie Reed; Iqbal Warsi; Linda J. Pointon; Gek E. Kwan-Lim; Deborah Thompson; Ros Eeles; Doug Easton; D. Gareth Evans; Martin O. Leach; for the Collaborators in the United Kingdom Medical Research Council Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Breast Screening (MARIBS) Study
View articletitled, A Pilot Study of Compositional Analysis of the Breast and Estimation of Breast Mammographic Density Using Three-Dimensional T<sub>1</sub>-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Supplementary data
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Differential Expression of Parathyroid Hormone–Related Protein in Adrenocortical Tumors: Autocrine/Paracrine Effects on the Growth and Signaling Pathways in H295R Cells
Marthe Rizk-Rabin; Guillaume Assie; Fernande Rene-Corail; Karine Perlemoine; Hinda Hamzaoui; Fréderique Tissier; Michele Lieberherr; Xavier Bertagna; Jerome Bertherat; Zhor Bouizar
View articletitled, Differential Expression of Parathyroid Hormone–Related Protein in Adrenocortical Tumors: Autocrine/Paracrine Effects on the Growth and Signaling Pathways in H295R Cells
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Prognostic Value of Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription 3 in Breast Cancer
Shyr-Ming Sheen-Chen; Chao-Cheng Huang; Rei-Ping Tang; Fong-Fu Chou; Hock-Liew Eng
View articletitled, Prognostic Value of Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription 3 in Breast Cancer
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Myeloperoxidase-Positive Cell Infiltration in Colorectal Carcinogenesis as Indicator of Colorectal Cancer Risk
Luca Roncucci; Erika Mora; Francesco Mariani; Serena Bursi; Annalisa Pezzi; Giuseppina Rossi; Monica Pedroni; Davide Luppi; Luisa Santoro; Sebastiano Monni; Antonio Manenti; Angela Bertani; Alberto Merighi; Piero Benatti; Carmela Di Gregorio; Maurizio Ponz de Leon
View articletitled, Myeloperoxidase-Positive Cell Infiltration in Colorectal Carcinogenesis as Indicator of Colorectal Cancer Risk
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Residential Traffic Density and Childhood Leukemia Risk
Julie Von Behren; Peggy Reynolds; Robert B. Gunier; Rudolph P. Rull; Andrew Hertz; Kevin Y. Urayama; Daniel Kronish; Patricia A. Buffler
View articletitled, Residential Traffic Density and Childhood Leukemia Risk
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Serum Calcium and Incident and Fatal Prostate Cancer in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Halcyon G. Skinner; Gary G. Schwartz
View articletitled, Serum Calcium and Incident and Fatal Prostate Cancer in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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Genomic DNA Methylation among Women in a Multiethnic New York City Birth Cohort
Mary Beth Terry; Jennifer S. Ferris; Richard Pilsner; Julie D. Flom; Parisa Tehranifar; Regina M. Santella; Mary V. Gamble; Ezra Susser
View articletitled, Genomic DNA Methylation among Women in a Multiethnic New York City Birth Cohort
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Urinary Lead Exposure and Breast Cancer Risk in a Population-Based Case-Control Study
Jane A. McElroy; Martin M. Shafer; Ronald E. Gangnon; Luis A. Crouch; Polly A. Newcomb
View articletitled, Urinary Lead Exposure and Breast Cancer Risk in a Population-Based Case-Control Study
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Sun Exposure and the Incidence of Melanocytic Nevi in Young Australian Children
Simone Lee Harrison; Robert MacLennan; Petra Gertraud Buettner
View articletitled, Sun Exposure and the Incidence of Melanocytic Nevi in Young Australian Children
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Height and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Large Nested Case-Control Study (ProtecT) and Meta-analysis
Luisa Zuccolo; Ross Harris; David Gunnell; Steven Oliver; Jane Athene Lane; Michael Davis; Jenny Donovan; David Neal; Freddie Hamdy; Rebecca Beynon; Jelena Savovic; Richard Michael Martin
View articletitled, Height and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Large Nested Case-Control Study (ProtecT) and Meta-analysis
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Estrogen plus Progestin and Risk of Benign Proliferative Breast Disease
Thomas E. Rohan; Abdissa Negassa; Rowan T. Chlebowski; Norman L. Lasser; Anne McTiernan; Robert S. Schenken; Mindy Ginsberg; Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller; David L. Page
View articletitled, Estrogen plus Progestin and Risk of Benign Proliferative Breast Disease
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Placental Weight and Risk of Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer with an Early Age of Onset
Sven Cnattingius; Sandra Eloranta; Hans-Olov Adami; Ove Axelsson; Paul W. Dickman; Chung-cheng Hsieh; Lorelei A. Mucci; Dimitrios Trichopoulos; Mats Lambe; Anna L.V. Johansson
View articletitled, Placental Weight and Risk of Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer with an Early Age of Onset
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Descriptive Evidence That Risk Profiles for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 1, 2, and 3 Are Unique
Suzanne Belinson; Jennifer S. Smith; Evan Myers; Andrew Olshan; Jerome Belinson; Robert Pretorius; You-lin Qiao; Katherine Hartmann
View articletitled, Descriptive Evidence That Risk Profiles for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 1, 2, and 3 Are Unique
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Age-Incidence Curves of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Worldwide: Bimodality in Low-Risk Populations and Aetiologic Implications
Freddie Bray; Marion Haugen; Tron A. Moger; Steinar Tretli; Odd O. Aalen; Tom Grotmol
View articletitled, Age-Incidence Curves of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Worldwide: Bimodality in Low-Risk Populations and Aetiologic Implications
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Genetic Susceptibility to Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Role of DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Pathway
Vitaly Margulis; Jie Lin; Hushan Yang; Wei Wang; Christopher G. Wood; Xifeng Wu
View articletitled, Genetic Susceptibility to Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Role of DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Pathway
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Sexually Transmissible Infections and Prostate Cancer Risk
Wen-Yi Huang; Richard Hayes; Ruth Pfeiffer; Raphael P. Viscidi; Francis K. Lee; Yun F. Wang; Douglas Reding; Denise Whitby; John R. Papp; Charles S. Rabkin
View articletitled, Sexually Transmissible Infections and Prostate Cancer Risk
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Domestic and Farm-Animal Exposures and Risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a Population-Based Study in the San Francisco Bay Area
Gregory J. Tranah; Paige M. Bracci; Elizabeth A. Holly
View articletitled, Domestic and Farm-Animal Exposures and Risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a Population-Based Study in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Repair of UV Dimers in Skin DNA of Patients with Basal Cell Carcinoma
Dan Segerbäck; Malgorzata Strozyk; Erna Snellman; Kari Hemminki
View articletitled, Repair of UV Dimers in Skin DNA of Patients with Basal Cell Carcinoma
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Genetic Variation in Genes for the Xenobiotic-Metabolizing Enzymes CYP1A1, EPHX1, GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 and Susceptibility to Colorectal Cancer in Lynch Syndrome
Mala Pande; Christopher I. Amos; Daniel R. Osterwisch; Jinyun Chen; Patrick M. Lynch; Russell Broaddus; Marsha L. Frazier
View articletitled, Genetic Variation in Genes for the Xenobiotic-Metabolizing Enzymes <em>CYP1A1, EPHX1, GSTM1, GSTT1</em>, and <em>GSTP1</em> and Susceptibility to Colorectal Cancer in Lynch Syndrome
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Genetic Polymorphisms of the E-Cadherin Promoter and Risk of Sporadic Gastric Carcinoma in Chinese Populations
Baozhen Zhang; Kaifeng Pan; Zhaojun Liu; Jing Zhou; Liankun Gu; Jiafu Ji; Junling Ma; Wei-cheng You; Dajun Deng
View articletitled, Genetic Polymorphisms of the <em>E-Cadherin</em> Promoter and Risk of Sporadic Gastric Carcinoma in Chinese Populations
Supplementary data
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MTHFR Genotype and Colorectal Adenoma Recurrence: Data from a Double-blind Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial
A. Joan Levine; Kristin Wallace; Shirley Tsang; Robert W. Haile; Fred Saibil; Dennis Ahnen; Bernard F. Cole; Elizabeth L. Barry; David J. Munroe; Iqbal U. Ali; Per Ueland; John A. Baron
View articletitled, MTHFR Genotype and Colorectal Adenoma Recurrence: Data from a Double-blind Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial
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Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Extended Haplotypes and Risk of Gastric Carcinoma
Paulo Canedo; Cecília Durães; Fábio Pereira; Gonçalo Regalo; Nuno Lunet; Henrique Barros; Fátima Carneiro; Raquel Seruca; Jorge Rocha; José C. Machado
View articletitled, Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Extended Haplotypes and Risk of Gastric Carcinoma
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Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Genotype Modifies the Chemopreventive Effect of Folate in Colorectal Adenoma, but not Colorectal Cancer
Tracy J. Lightfoot; Jennifer H. Barrett; Timothy Bishop; Emma L. Northwood; Gillian Smith; Murray J.V. Wilkie; Robert J.C. Steele; Francis A. Carey; Tim J. Key; Roland Wolf; David Forman
View articletitled, Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Genotype Modifies the Chemopreventive Effect of Folate in Colorectal Adenoma, but not Colorectal Cancer
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Common 8q24 Sequence Variations Are Associated with Asian Indian Advanced Prostate Cancer Risk
Ying-Cai Tan; Charnita Zeigler-Johnson; Rama D. Mittal; Anil Mandhani; Balraj Mital; Timothy R. Rebbeck; Hanna Rennert
View articletitled, Common 8q24 Sequence Variations Are Associated with Asian Indian Advanced Prostate Cancer Risk
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Talc Use, Variants of the GSTM1, GSTT1, and NAT2 Genes, and Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Margaret A. Gates; Shelley S. Tworoger; Kathryn L. Terry; Linda Titus-Ernstoff; Bernard Rosner; Immaculata De Vivo; Daniel W. Cramer; Susan E. Hankinson
View articletitled, Talc Use, Variants of the <em>GSTM1, GSTT1</em>, and <em>NAT2</em> Genes, and Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Supplementary data
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Benzo(a)pyrene Diol Epoxide-Induced Chromosome 9p21 Aberrations Are Associated with Increased Risk of Bladder Cancer
Jian Gu; Yohei Horikawa; Meng Chen; Colin P. Dinney; Xifeng Wu
View articletitled, Benzo(<em>a</em>)pyrene Diol Epoxide-Induced Chromosome 9p21 Aberrations Are Associated with Increased Risk of Bladder Cancer
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Association of Prostate-Specific Antigen Promoter Genotype with Clinical and Histopathologic Features of Prostate Cancer
Scott D. Cramer; Jielin Sun; S. Lilly Zheng; Jianfeng Xu; Donna M. Peehl
View articletitled, Association of Prostate-Specific Antigen Promoter Genotype with Clinical and Histopathologic Features of Prostate Cancer
Supplementary data
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Physical Activity in Relation to Total, Advanced, and Fatal Prostate Cancer
Steven C. Moore; Tricia M. Peters; Jiyoung Ahn; Yikyung Park; Arthur Schatzkin; Demetrius Albanes; Rachel Ballard-Barbash; Albert Hollenbeck; Michael F. Leitzmann
View articletitled, Physical Activity in Relation to Total, Advanced, and Fatal Prostate Cancer
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Associations of Lifestyle and Physiologic Factors with Prostate-Specific Antigen Concentrations: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-2004)
Niyati Parekh; Yong Lin; Stephen Marcella; Ashima K. Kant; Grace Lu-Yao
View articletitled, Associations of Lifestyle and Physiologic Factors with Prostate-Specific Antigen Concentrations: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-2004)
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Personal Background and Cognitive Factors as Predictors of the Intention to be Screened for Stomach Cancer
Myung-Il Hahm; Kui Son Choi; Eun-Cheol Park; Min-Son Kwak; Hoo-Yeon Lee; Seung Sik Hwang
View articletitled, Personal Background and Cognitive Factors as Predictors of the Intention to be Screened for Stomach Cancer
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Effects of Personal Characteristics on Serum CA125, Mesothelin, and HE4 Levels in Healthy Postmenopausal Women at High-Risk for Ovarian Cancer
Kimberly A. Lowe; Chirag Shah; Erin Wallace; Garnet Anderson; Pamela Paley; Martin McIntosh; M. Robyn Andersen; Nathalie Scholler; Lindsay Bergan; Jason Thorpe; Nicole Urban; Charles W. Drescher
View articletitled, Effects of Personal Characteristics on Serum CA125, Mesothelin, and HE4 Levels in Healthy Postmenopausal Women at High-Risk for Ovarian Cancer
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Immunohistochemical Level of Unsulfated Chondroitin Disaccharides in the Cancer Stroma Is an Independent Predictor of Prostate Cancer Relapse
Andrew J. Sakko; Miriam S. Butler; Sharon Byers; Betty J. Reinboth; Jürgen Stahl; James G. Kench; Lisa G. Horvath; Robert L. Sutherland; Phillip D. Stricker; Susan M. Henshall; Villis R. Marshall; Wayne D. Tilley; David J. Horsfall; Carmela Ricciardelli
View articletitled, Immunohistochemical Level of Unsulfated Chondroitin Disaccharides in the Cancer Stroma Is an Independent Predictor of Prostate Cancer Relapse
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Age and Severity of Mucosal Lesions Influence the Performance of Serologic Markers in Helicobacter pylori–Associated Gastroduodenal Pathologies
Margarita Camorlinga-Ponce; Lourdes Flores-Luna; Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce; Rolando Herrero; Fernando Bernal-Sahagún; Juan Miguel Abdo-Francis; Jesús Aguirre-García; Nubia Muñoz; Javier Torres
View articletitled, Age and Severity of Mucosal Lesions Influence the Performance of Serologic Markers in <em>Helicobacter pylori</em>–Associated Gastroduodenal Pathologies
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Null Results in Brief

Vitamin D Pathway Polymorphisms in Relation to Mammographic Breast Density
Caroline Diorio; Marc Sinotte; Jacques Brisson; Sylvie Bérubé; Michael Pollak
View articletitled, Vitamin D Pathway Polymorphisms in Relation to Mammographic Breast Density
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Tamoxifen Treatment in Danish Breast Cancer Patients and 5-Year Risk of Arterial Atherosclerotic Events: A Null Association
Rohini K. Hernandez; Henrik Toft Sørensen; Jacob Jacobsen; Lars Pedersen; Timothy L. Lash
View articletitled, Tamoxifen Treatment in Danish Breast Cancer Patients and 5-Year Risk of Arterial Atherosclerotic Events: A Null Association
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Mitochondrial Genetic Polymorphisms Do Not Predict Survival in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Thorvardur R. Halfdanarson; Liang Wang; William R. Bamlet; Mariza de Andrade; Robert R. McWilliams; Julie M. Cunningham; Gloria M. Petersen
View articletitled, Mitochondrial Genetic Polymorphisms Do Not Predict Survival in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
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No Association of MMP-7, MMP-8, and MMP-21 Polymorphisms with the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Chinese Population
Wei Qiu; Gangqiao Zhou; Yun Zhai; Xiumei Zhang; Weimin Xie; Hongxing Zhang; Hao Yang; Lianteng Zhi; Xiaoyan Yuan; Xiaoai Zhang; Fuchu He
View articletitled, No Association of <em>MMP-7, MMP-8,</em> and <em>MMP-21</em> Polymorphisms with the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Chinese Population
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Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Risk of Bladder Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study
Susanna C. Larsson; Swen-Olof Andersson; Jan-Erik Johansson; Alicja Wolk
View articletitled, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Risk of Bladder Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study
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