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Smoking and nasopharyngeal cancer: individual data meta-analysis of six prospective studies on 334 935 men.

Jia Huang LinChi Pang WenChao Qiang JiangJian-Min YuanChien Jen ChenSai Yin HoWayne GaoWeisen ZhangRenwei WangYin-Chu ChienLin XuXifeng WuYa Li JinWoon-Puay KohWan-Lun HsuFeng ZhuChristopher WenTong ZhuJune Han LeeZhi-Ming MaiMaria Li LungTai Hing Lam
Published in: International journal of epidemiology (2021)
This first IPD meta-analysis from six prospective cohorts in endemic regions has provided robust observational evidence that smoking increased NPC risk in men. NPC should be added to the 12-16 cancer sites known to be tobacco-related cancers. Strong tobacco control policies, preventing young individuals from smoking, would reduce NPC risk in endemic regions.
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