Esophageal cancer is a crucial cancer in China. Yanting in Sichuan Province was a key
area with highest esophageal cancer mortality in China, but little evidence on esophageal …

Background Esophageal cancer accounts for a considerable proportion of carcinomas of the
upper gastrointestinal tract in African Americans. Our aim was to describe the epidemiology …

Background Esophageal cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths and the
eighth most common cancer worldwide with a 5-year survival rate of less than 25%. Here we …

Background Consumption of very-hot beverages/food is a probable carcinogen. In East
Africa, we investigated esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) risk in relation to four …

METHODS: This is a multi-center, hospital-based, case-control study. Case patients
consisted of women who were newly diagnosed and pathology-proven to have esophageal …

Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), one of the most aggressive
cancers, is endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, constituting a major health burden. It has the …

Objectives: Rapid increases in the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) in high-
income countries in the past decades have raised public health concerns. This study is the …

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) accounts for about 90% of the 456,000
incident esophageal cancers each year. Regions of high incidence include Eastern to …

Introduction: Esophageal carcinoma causes over 380 000 deaths per year, ranking sixth
worldwide in mortality amongst all malignancies. Globally, the squamous cell subtype is …

Background Esophageal cancer can be subdivided into two main histological subtypes with
significant variability in their etiology and epidemiology. The incidence of esophageal …