High levels of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons present within food from Linxian, China may contribute to that region's high incidence of oesophageal cancer.
Roth
M J
MJ
Strickland
K L
KL
Wang
G Q
GQ
Rothman
N
N
Greenberg
A
A
Dawsey
S M
SM
D002273:Carcinogens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003031:Coal / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005506:Food Contamination; D005511:Food Handling; D006801:Humans; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects*
D002273:Carcinogens; D003031:Coal; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons