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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2006; 12(3): 363-371
Published online Jan 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.363
Published online Jan 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.363
Cause | Site |
Chewing tobacco/oral irritation | Oral cancers |
Smoking/chronic bronchitis | Lung |
Asbestos | Mesothelioma |
Reflux disease | Barretts’ adenocarcinoma of the esophagus |
Chronic Helicobacter infection | Gastric adenocarcinoma and lymphoma |
Chronic pancreatitis | Pancreatic cancer |
Opisthorchis sinensis infection (liver fluke) | Cholangiocarcinoma |
Viral hepatitis | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease | Colorectal carcinoma |
Human papilloma virus | Anogenital carcinomas |
Schistosomiasis | Bladder cancer |
Pelvic inflammatory disease | Ovarian cancer |
Chronic osteomyelitis | Osteosarcoma |
Chronic scar tissue | “Scar” cancer arising in the lung, skin and other areas of scarring |
- Citation: Li HC, Stoicov C, Rogers AB, Houghton J. Stem cells and cancer: Evidence for bone marrow stem cells in epithelial cancers. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(3): 363-371
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i3/363.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.363