Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer worldwide and the sixth most
common cause of cancer-related death; however, worldwide incidence and mortality rates …

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 …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Esophageal Cancer (EC) is a lethal malignancy with
poor prognosis and significant variations in the incidence, mortality, and histopathology …

Abstract Background The African Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) corridor,
which spans from Ethiopia down to South Africa, is an esophageal cancer hotspot …

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common cancers in most
Eastern and Southern African countries, but its etiology has been understudied to date. To …

Background & Aims The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the burden of
esophageal cancer in 185 countries in 2020 and projections for the year 2040. Methods …

PURPOSE Eastern Africa is one of several regions affected by high incidence rates of
esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). A unique epidemiologic feature of ESCC in …

Simple Summary Over 500,000 individuals died due to esophageal cancer (EC) worldwide
in 2020. More than four decades of etiological research have predominantly focused on the …

Purpose Age-standardized incidence rates for esophageal cancer (EC) in East Africa have
been reported as disproportionately high compared with the worldwide incidence of nine per …

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 …