Salivary secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) and head and neck cancer: The Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort

Highlights • Pre-diagnostic salivary SLPI was higher among HNSCC cases than controls. • Among cases, salivary SLPI was positively associated with cigarette smoking. • Among never smokers, high salivary SLPI was not associated risk of HNSCC. • Among smokers, high SLPI was associated with a significan...

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Veröffentlicht in:Oral oncology 2016-04, Vol.55, p.1-5
Hauptverfasser: Pierce Campbell, Christine M, Giuliano, Anna R, Torres, B. Nelson, O’Keefe, Michael T, Ingles, Donna J, Anderson, Rebecca L, Teras, Lauren R, Gapstur, Susan M
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Pre-diagnostic salivary SLPI was higher among HNSCC cases than controls. • Among cases, salivary SLPI was positively associated with cigarette smoking. • Among never smokers, high salivary SLPI was not associated risk of HNSCC. • Among smokers, high SLPI was associated with a significantly higher risk of HNSCC.
ISSN:1368-8375
1879-0593
DOI:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2016.02.004