title: Incidence rate trends of histological subtypes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Hong Kong.
abstract: The overall decline in incidence rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Hong Kong during 1988-2002 was limited primarily to a decrease in keratinising carcinoma, which could be explained by the decline in cigarette smoking. Genetic and Epstein-Barr virus interactions may explain the relatively stable incidence rate of non-keratinising carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Tse
authors.forename: I T-S
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: O W-K
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: Mang
authors.forename: S-L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins