BACKGROUND: The majority of oesophageal cancer cases occur in developing countries.
Globally males predominate. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to review the clinical aspects of …

Background: The incidence of Oesophageal cancer is increasing worldwide. Genetics,
obesity, smoking, and alcohol consumption are among the known risk factors for this deadly …

Introduction: Esophageal cancer portends a grim prognosis. Most patients present with
incurable disease. Scanty epidemiologic data on the disease has contributed to its low …

Background: In Uganda, as in many other parts of the world cancer of the oesophagus
(CAE) is on the rise. Squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma are the common …

The incidence of esophageal cancer varies widely in the world. In the Middle East, Africa,
and Asia and parts of Europe, squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus dominates the …

A retrospective study was conducted to assess the incidence of pathologically confirmed
oesophageal cancer in Golestan Province, Iran, during 1996-2000. A total of 491 …

Background: Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common cause of cancer death
worldwide with squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma carcinoma as the main …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Considering the serious and fatal nature of esophageal
carcinoma and as prevalence in the population on the banks of Caspian sea and northern …

Aim: There were no data about esophageal cancer in Burundi. The aim of the study was to
highlight the epidemiological, clinical and histopathological aspects of the esophageal …

Background: Upper gastrointestinal malignancy occurs in variable frequencies among
different populations and there is an increasing epidemiological data in The Kingdom of …