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Dose-Response Reduction in Risk of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma From Smoking Cessation: A Multicenter Case-Control Study in Hong Kong, China
Dropping the habit of tobacco smoking may make an individual less likely to be diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer.
This study investigated the hypothesis that smoking cessation can reduce an individual's probability of developing nasopharyngeal cancer. Researchers charted smoking habits against nasopharyngeal cancer risk in a study population comprising of over 1,900 adult men and women from Hong Kong.
Researchers found out that the likelihood of developing nasopharyngeal cancer decreased significantly with longer duration and younger age of smoking cessation. This study supports the notion that quitting of tobacco smoking may have a beneficial effect on nasopharyngeal cancer prevention.
Research Summary Information
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2022
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Lijun Wang, Zhi-Ming Mai, Roger Kai-Cheong Ngan, Wai-Tong Ng , Jia-Huang Lin, Dora Lai-Wan Kwong, Shing-Chun Chiang, Kam-Tong Yuen, Alice Wan-Ying Ng, Dennis Kai-Ming Ip, Yap-Hang Chan, Anne Wing-Mui Lee , Maria Li Lung, Sai Yin Ho, Tai-Hing Lam
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School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Centre for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research (CNPCR), Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States. Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, China. Department of Clinical Oncology, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, China. Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Department of Clinical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China. Department of Clinical Oncology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, China. Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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