Background The incidence rates of esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (EGCA)
have increased over recent years in several countries, and overweight/obesity has been …

Background: The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has increased markedly in
recent decades in many countries. Obesity is a potential risk factor, although the results of …

Background: In the last decades, the incidence of oesophageal and gastric cardia
adenocarcinoma has increased rapidly in the Western world. We investigated the …

The incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma (EADC) is rapidly increasing in Western
countries and obesity is thought to be a major risk factor. We examined the association …

Background: Esophageal adenocarcinoma is rapidly increasing in incidence. Body mass
index (BMI) is a risk factor, but its distribution does not reflect the demographic distribution of …

General obesity, as reflected by BMI, is an established risk factor for esophageal
adenocarcinoma (EAC), a suspected risk factor for gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCC) …

To systematically and quantitatively review the relation of abdominal obesity, as measured
by waist circumference (WC) and waist to hip ratio (WHR), to total gastroesophageal cancer …

Objective The incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has increased rapidly over
the past 40 years and accumulating evidence suggests that obesity, as measured by body …

Over recent decades, the incidence of cancers of the gastroesophageal junction, including
gastric cardia tumors, has increased markedly. This is a trend that has been well …

Background Obesity is associated with an increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma
(EAC) and a decreased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However …