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López,R.V.M.; Zago,M.A.; Eluf-Neto,J.; Curado,M.P.; Daudt,A.W.; da Silva-Junior,W.A.; Zanette,D.L.; Levi,J.E.; de Carvalho,M.B.; Kowalski,L.P.; Abrahão,M.; de Góis-Filho,J.F.; Boffetta,P.; Wünsch-Filho,V.. |
The association of education, tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, and interleukin-2 (IL-2 +114 and -384) and -6 (IL-6 -174) DNA polymorphisms with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) was investigated in a cohort study of 445 subjects. IL-2 and IL-6 genotypes were determined by real-time PCR. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) of disease-specific survival according to anatomical sites of the head and neck. Mean age was 56 years and most patients were males (87.6%). Subjects with 5 or more years of schooling had better survival in larynx cancer. Smoking had no effect on HNSCC survival, but alcohol consumption had a statistically significant effect on larynx cancer. IL-2 gene +114 G/T (HR =... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Smoking; Alcohol; Interleukin; Head and neck cancer; Cancer prognosis; Survival analysis. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011001000005 |
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