Tobacco and alcohol consumption and nasopharyngeal carcinama (NPC) mortality: a Guangzhou cohort study on 93672 Chinese males

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Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is rare in most of the world, but has high incidence and mortality in North Africa, Southeast Asia, especially in Guangdong, China.Smoking and drinking are well-known risk factors for head and neck cancers.However, for NPC despite over 35 years of research, epidemiologic evidence is conflicting and prospective evidence is scarce.The Guangzhou Occupational Cohort is a large prospective study conducted in an NPC high-risk region.We conducted further analysis to study the effect of smoking and drinking on NPC mortality.

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