Oral leukoplakia and the long ‐term risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer deaths in the Linxian dysplasia population

ConclusionsOL may increase the long ‐term risk of ESCC mortality, especially in younger subjects, females, nondrinkers, non‐smokers, and subjects with a family cancer history. Future studies are needed to explore the potentially etiological mechanism.

Source: Thoracic Cancer - August 17, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Huan Yang, Su Zhang, Jianbing Wang, Jinhu Fan, Youlin Qiao, Philip R. Taylor Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research