Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus Is a Risk Factor for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A 1:2 Matched Case–Control Study

Xing-Si Peng; Guo-Feng Xie; Wen-Ze Qiu; Yun-Hong Tian; Wei-Jun Zhang; Ka-Jia Cao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165131

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Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus Is a Risk Factor for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A 1:2 Matched Case–Control Study

Xing-Si Peng ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xing-Si Peng, Guo-Feng Xie

Affiliations Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Guo-Feng Xie ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xing-Si Peng, Guo-Feng Xie

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Wen-Ze Qiu,

Affiliations Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yun-Hong Tian,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Wei-Jun Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Ka-Jia Cao

* E-mail: caokj@sysucc.org.cn

Affiliations Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus Is a Risk Factor for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A 1:2 Matched Case–Control Study

Xing-Si Peng,
Guo-Feng Xie,
Wen-Ze Qiu,
Yun-Hong Tian,
Wei-Jun Zhang,
Ka-Jia Cao

Published: October 19, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165131

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