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Laryngeal cancer causes

Introduction

Overview

Overview

There are no established causes for laryngeal cancer. However, chromium or nickel, asbestos, alcohol and smoking have been associated with laryngeal cancer

Causes

Causes

There are no established causes for laryngeal cancer. However, the following have been seen to be associated with laryngeal cancer:

References

References

  1. ↑ Olsen J, Sabroe S (June 1984). “Occupational causes of laryngeal cancer”. J Epidemiol Community Health. 38 (2): 117–21. PMID 6747509.
  2. ↑ Battista G, Belli S, Comba P, Fiumalbi C, Grignoli M, Loi F, Orsi D, Paredes I (November 1999). “Mortality due to asbestos-related causes among railway carriage construction and repair workers”. Occup Med (Lond). 49 (8): 536–9. PMID 10658307.
  3. ↑ Roh S, Park S, Tae G, Song J (2016). “A case of laryngeal cancer induced by exposure to asbestos in a construction site supervisor”. Ann Occup Environ Med. 28: 34. doi:10.1186/s40557-016-0114-3. PMC 4976513. PMID 27504188.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ahrens W, Jöckel KH, Patzak W, Elsner G (1991). “Alcohol, smoking, and occupational factors in cancer of the larynx: a case-control study”. Am. J. Ind. Med. 20 (4): 477–93. PMID 1785612.


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