Esophageal cancer: epidemiology, pathogenesis and prevention

SB Umar, DE Fleischer - Nature clinical practice Gastroenterology & …, 2008 - nature.com
Esophageal cancer is highly aggressive and is a common cancer both worldwide and in the
US. In the past two decades, the incidence and mortality of esophageal cancer in the US …

[HTML][HTML] Esophageal cancer: the rise of adenocarcinoma over squamous cell carcinoma in the Asian belt

VJ Grille, S Campbell, JF Gibbs… - Journal of Gastrointestinal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Esophageal cancer is a common cancer worldwide with a high associated mortality rate.
Amongst the two most frequent subsets of disease, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and …

Barrett's esophagus, esophageal and esophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas: the role of diet

A De Ceglie, DA Fisher, R Filiberti, S Blanchi… - Clinics and Research in …, 2011 - Elsevier
Identification of modifiable risk factors is an attractive approach to primary prevention of
esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma …

Diet habits, alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking, green tea drinking, and the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the Chinese population

JM Wang, B Xu, JY Rao, HB Shen… - European journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective This study aims to investigate the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in
relation to exogenous factors in a rural area of China with a high incidence of esophageal …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and meta-analysis of esophageal cancer in Africa: epidemiology, risk factors, management and outcomes

AW Asombang, N Chishinga, A Nkhoma… - World journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Esophageal cancer (EC) is associated with a poor prognosis, particularly so
in Africa where an alarmingly high mortality to incidence ratio prevails for this disease. AIM …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors for esophageal cancer: a case-control study in South-western China

CX Yang, HY Wang, ZM Wang, HZ Du… - Asian Pac J Cancer …, 2005 - researchgate.net
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 …

Esophageal cancer risk by type of alcohol drinking and smoking: a case-control study in Spain

J Vioque, X Barber, F Bolumar, M Porta, M Santibáñez… - BMC cancer, 2008 - Springer
Background The effect of tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking on esophageal cancer (EC)
has never been explored in Spain where black tobacco and wine consumptions are quite …

Intake of vegetables and fruit and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies

B Li, G Jiang, G Zhang, Q Xue, H Zhang… - European journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Objectives To study the association between the intake of fruit and vegetables and risk of
esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), we summarized the evidence from observational …

Comparing trends in esophageal adenocarcinoma incidence and lifestyle factors between the United States, Spain, and the Netherlands

S Kroep, I Lansdorp-Vogelaar… - Official journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) in the western world
has been rapidly increasing. The trends in obesity and other lifestyle-associated factors …

Smoking Exposure and Survival of Patients with Esophagus Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

J Kuang, Z Jiang, Y Chen, W Ye, Q Yang… - Gastroenterology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Smoking is a well‐known major risk factor in development of esophageal cancer, but few
studies have reported the association between smoking status and prognosis of these …