New study sheds light on the link between frequent heartburn and throat cancer, and suggests that antacids may help lower the risk of the disease considerably. "Previous studies examining gastric reflux and cancers of the head and neck have generated mixed results," said Scott M. Langevin, Ph.D., postdoctoral research fellow at Brown University in Providence, R.I. "Most of those studies had either few numbers of cases or they were not adjusted for confounding factors. ...Sunday 26 May 2013
Frequent Heartburn May Predict Cancers of the Throat and Vocal Cord
New study sheds light on the link between frequent heartburn and throat cancer, and suggests that antacids may help lower the risk of the disease considerably. "Previous studies examining gastric reflux and cancers of the head and neck have generated mixed results," said Scott M. Langevin, Ph.D., postdoctoral research fellow at Brown University in Providence, R.I. "Most of those studies had either few numbers of cases or they were not adjusted for confounding factors. ...
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