Risk factors for intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in the United States: A population-based study in SEER-Medicare

Intrahepatic (ICC) and extrahepatic (ECC) cholangiocarcinomas are rare tumors that arise from the epithelial cells of the bile ducts, and the etiology of both cancer types is poorly understood. Thus, we utilized the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare resource to examine risk...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 12; no. 10; p. e0186643
Main Authors:	Petrick, Jessica L., Yang, Baiyu, Altekruse, Sean F., Van Dyke, Alison L., Koshiol, Jill, Graubard, Barry I., McGlynn, Katherine A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 19.10.2017 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Alcoholic beverages Bile Bile Duct Neoplasms - epidemiology Bile ducts Biliary tract cancer Biology and life sciences Cancer Cholangiocarcinoma Cholangiocarcinoma - epidemiology Cholecystectomy Codes Confidence intervals Demographic aspects Diabetes mellitus Enrollments Epidemiology Epithelial cells Etiology Fatty liver Gallbladder diseases Gallstones Gout Government programs Health care Health risks Hemochromatosis Hepatitis Human subjects Humans Hyperthyroidism Inflammation Inflammatory bowel disease Kidney diseases Liver Liver cancer Liver cirrhosis Liver diseases Medical diagnosis Medical prognosis Medicare Medicine and Health Sciences Morphology Obesity Population Population studies Population-based studies Risk analysis Risk Factors SEER Program Smoking Social Sciences Statistical analysis Thyrotoxicosis Topography Tumors United States - epidemiology United States United States > US Maryland California
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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