… Causative factors for this high incidence have not been identified … high incidence rates in
Africa may be risk factors for EC in … esophageal biopsy samples [37], and greater PAH exposure …

… Informing etiologic research priorities for squamous cell esophageal cancer in Africa: a
review of setting-specific exposures to known and putative risk factors. …

… , in the area known as the African oesophageal cancer corridor (AOCC). OSCC is often …
This review discusses the current knowledge of the aetiology of OSCC in Africa, with special …

… All patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were … of this study and provided
written and informed consent. The … management of the study, for analysis and interpretation, and …

… In East Africa, we investigated esophageal squamous cell … review of putative aetiologic risk
factors for ESCC in Africa … also be present in Africa, with setting-specific exposure habits or …

… gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), obesity, exposures to … that esophagus cancer
was common in Eastern Africa (28) … the role of HPV in SCC etiology, identified only four positive …

… Asia, known as the esophageal cancer belt, and Eastern Africa’s … on esophageal cancer,
both squamous cell carcinoma and … Exposure to X-ray was reported as a risk factor for …

… oesophageal cancer made 34.1% of all esophageal cancers, … with obesity have long been
known to be causative of distal EAC of … of setting-specific exposures to known and putative risk …

… the etiology of ESCC in sub-Saharan African and to identify risk … We acknowledge the
members of the African Esophageal Cancer … exposures to known and putative risk factors …

… It has been speculated that an unknown exogenous exposure(s) … Esophageal cancer is the
sixth most frequent cause of … Cases with putative deleterious variants were associated with …