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Cancer risk following surgical removal of tonsils and adenoids — a population-based, sibling-control...

Cancer risk following surgical removal of tonsils and adenoids — a population-based, sibling-control...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_576a49aba6a54155a3f02ba92f008970

Cancer risk following surgical removal of tonsils and adenoids — a population-based, sibling-controlled cohort study in Sweden

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Cancer risk following surgical removal of tonsils and adenoids — a population-based, sibling-controlled cohort study in Sweden

Publisher

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC medicine, 2023-05, Vol.21 (1), p.194-194, Article 194

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Contents

Removal of tonsils and adenoids is among the most common surgical procedures worldwide. Evidence of increased risk of cancer following such surgery is, however, inconclusive.
We conducted a population-based, sibling-controlled cohort study of 4,953,583 individuals in Sweden with a follow-up during 1980-2016. History of tonsillectomy, adenotonsil...

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Cancer risk following surgical removal of tonsils and adenoids — a population-based, sibling-controlled cohort study in Sweden

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_576a49aba6a54155a3f02ba92f008970

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_576a49aba6a54155a3f02ba92f008970

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ISSN

1741-7015

E-ISSN

1741-7015

DOI

10.1186/s12916-023-02902-x

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