Oxidative stress: an essential factor in the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal mucosal diseases

A Bhattacharyya, R Chattopadhyay… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated as by-products of normal cellular metabolic
activities. Superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase are the enzymes …

Oral squamous cell carcinoma: overview of current understanding of aetiopathogenesis and clinical implications

C Scully, JV Bagan - Oral diseases, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
MEDLINE contains well over 14 000 papers revealed by a search using keywords 'oral
squamous cell cancer'or 'oral squamous cell carcinoma', over 27 000 using 'oral …

Alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and the risk of subtypes of head-neck cancer: results from the Netherlands Cohort Study

DHE Maasland, PA van den Brandt, B Kremer… - BMC cancer, 2014 - Springer
Background Prospective data on alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and risk of head-
neck cancer (HNC) subtypes, ie oral cavity cancer (OCC), oro-/hypopharyngeal cancer …

Alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and risk of subtypes of oesophageal and gastric cancer: a prospective cohort study

J Steevens, LJ Schouten, RA Goldbohm… - Gut, 2010 - gut.bmj.com
Objective: Alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking may be differentially associated with
oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) …

Head and neck cancer: from anatomy to biology

P Bose, NT Brockton, JC Dort - International journal of cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The 20th century saw great advances in anatomy‐based (surgery and radiotherapy) and
chemotherapy approaches for treating head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) …

Associations of oral α-, β-, and γ-human papillomavirus types with risk of incident head and neck cancer

I Agalliu, S Gapstur, Z Chen, T Wang… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Prospective studies are needed to examine the temporal relationship between
oral human papillomavirus (HPV) detection and risk of head and neck squamous cell …

Exploring the link between microorganisms and oral cancer: a systematic review of the literature

SJ Hooper, MJ Wilson, SJ Crean - Head & Neck: Journal for …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The majority of cases of oral cancer have been related to tobacco use and heavy alcohol
consumption. However, the incidence of oral cavity carcinoma appears to be increasing in …

Alcohol consumption and cancer risk

C Pelucchi, I Tramacere, P Boffetta, E Negri… - Nutrition and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This review focuses on selected aspects of the relation between alcohol consumption and
cancer risk. Heavy alcohol consumption (ie,≥ 4 drinks/day) is significantly associated with …

Contribution of smoking-related and alcohol-related deaths to the gender gap in mortality: evidence from 30 European countries

G McCartney, L Mahmood, AH Leyland… - Tobacco …, 2011 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Background Women now outlive men throughout the globe, a mortality advantage that is
very established in developed European countries. Debate continues about the causes of …

A cross-sectional investigation of chronic exposure to microcystin in relationship to childhood liver damage in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China

Y Li, J Chen, Q Zhao, C Pu, Z Qiu… - Environmental health …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Microcystin-producing Microcystis bloom is a severe water problem in the
world. Some reports indicate that chronic exposure to microcystin may result in liver damage …