Mouthwash use and cancer of the head and neck: a pooled analysis from the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Most mouthwashes contain alcohol, a known cause of head and neck cancer (oral cavity, pharynx, larynx), likely through the carcinogenic activity of acetaldehyde, formed in the oral cavity from alcohol.
DOI: 10.17615/mcv3-dj60
Authors: Hayes, Richard B., Haddad, Robert I., Boffetta, Paolo, Hashibe, Mia, Yu, Guopei, Purdue, Mark, Lee, Yuan-Chin A., Olshan, Andrew, Vaughan, Thomas L., Wunsch-Filho, Victor, Menezes, Ana, Schantz, Stimson, Gillison, Maura, D'Souza, Gypsyamber, Fernandez, Leticia, Chen, Chu, Morgenstern, Hal, Castellsagué, Xavier, Zhang, Zuo-Feng, Schwartz, Stephen M., Winn, Deborah M., La Vecchia, Carlo, Vilensky, Marta, Koifman, Sergio, Sartori, Samantha, Muscat, Joshua, Daudt, Alexander W., Curado, Maria P.
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Language: English
Topic: Head and Neck Cancer Studies
Subfield: Otorhinolaryngology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4301133646