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 …

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: Increasing evidence suggests that general obesity [measured by body mass
index (BMI)] is positively associated with risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). In …

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

Although evidence has been mounting that obesity may be related to the increased
incidence of oesophageal and gastric cardia malignancies, these reports (mainly case …

Recent evidence links obesity with the rising incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma. In
Ireland between 1995 and 2004 the incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma increased …

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of esophageal disorders, including esophageal
adenocarcinoma, Barrett esophagus and GERD. For reasons yet unknown, the association …

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 …

Background The relationship between overall obesity, as measured by body mass index
(BMI) and risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has been reported to show …

Objectives: To prospectively assess the influence of body mass index (BMI), tobacco, and
alcohol on the occurrence of esophageal, gastric cardia, and non-cardia gastric …