ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND OESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA WITH TOBACCO
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ABSTRACTThirty-two cases of oro-oesophageal carcinoma were treated in the DHQ TeachingHospital, Abbottabad, in two years from January 1988 to December 1989. In 100% cases of OralCarcinoma the relation was positive with tobacco. Where as in 92% cases of oesophageal carcinomathe association with tobacco use was found. The cigarettes and smokeless tobacco used both showeda synergistic affect.References
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