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Free radicals hasten head and neck cancer risk

AK Singh, Pinki Pandey, Mallika Tewari, H. P. Pandey, Gambhir Is, HS Shukla

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine · 2016 · 35 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

The increase in free radicals may be the event that led to the reduction of antioxidant status in HNC, thus explaining the oxidative damage of DNA and the severity of disease. Increased OSI represents a general mechanism in its pathogenesis.

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