* Betel quid chewing without tobacco: a meta-analysis of carcinogenic and precarcinogenic effects.
- Betel quid without tobacco is an important factor influencing the incidences of oral cancer and precancer. This study systematically evaluated the associations between betel quid containing no tobacco and oral cancer and precancer, with implications for the prevention of oral cancer. We searched MEDLINE, ISI Web of Science, and EMBASE (to April 2011) and retrieved studies that investigated the relationship between chewing betel quid and oral cancer (or precancer). We performed a meta-analysis to summarize the published data and describe the prevalence of betel quid use with regard to cancerous diseases. In all, 19 eligible studies that reported odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for oral cancer with respect to betel quid were included. The analysis identified an association suggesting that betel quid might be an important risk factor for oral cancer and precancer. The results of this review suggest that betel-chewing-cessation programs should be developed to help prevent oral diseases.
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Overview of verb identify
The verb identify has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (32) identify, place -- (recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She
identified the man on the 'wanted' poster")
2. (7) name, identify -- (give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some
other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the
scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months")
3. (6) identify -- (consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the
refugees")
4. (4) identify -- (conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with
the hypothalamus")
5. (2) identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name -- (identify as in botany or
biology, for example)
6. (2) identify -- (consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the
fugitives")
Overview of adj identified
The adj identified has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) identified -- (having the identity known or established; "the identified bodies were released
for burial")
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