Opium: A potential urinary bladder carcinogen in man
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opium use in transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder
opium use is one of the most common forms of substance abuse in iran and there are some evidence indicating it is a risk factor of transitional cell carcinoma (tcc) of the urinary bladder. the majority of opium users are also cigarette smokers, so consideration of the high prevalence of smoking which is the most important risk factor of tcc of the urinary bladder among opium users is essential ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197906)43:6<2315::aid-cncr2820430622>3.0.co;2-j