Kang cancer explained
Kang cancer is a form of squamous-celled carcinoma associated with sleeping on the traditional kang heated-brick bed of Tibet and Northern China.[1] The kang bed is a hollow brick platform warmed by an internal coal, charcoal, or dung fire. Kang cancer often develops in previous burn scar tissue, indicating that smoke carcinogens may not play a role.[2]
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Notes and References
- Book: Rapini, Ronald P. . Bolognia, Jean L. . Jorizzo, Joseph L. . Dermatology: 2-Volume Set . Mosby . St. Louis . 2007 . 1356 . 978-1-4160-2999-1 .
- Laycock . H. T. . The 'Kang Cancer' of North-west China . British Medical Journal . 22 May 1948 . 1 . 4559 . 982 . 2090676 . 18867942 . 10.1136/bmj.1.4559.982 .
