High levels of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons present within food from Linxian, China may contribute to that region's high incidence of oesophageal cancer

Eur J Cancer. 1998 Apr;34(5):757-8. doi: 10.1016/s0959-8049(97)10071-5.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Carcinogens / adverse effects*
  • China / epidemiology
  • Coal / adverse effects
  • Environmental Exposure / adverse effects
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / chemically induced*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Food Contamination*
  • Food Handling
  • Humans
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Carcinogens
  • Coal
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons