Introduction: Esophageal cancer is the 6th most common cause of cancer death in the world.
During the past two decades some changes have occurred in histologic type and primary …

Background: Esophageal cancer (EC) is one of the most frequent and serious cancers
worldwide, but its geographic distribution is disparate. Northern Iran is known as one of the …

Introduction: Esophagus cancer is most common GI malignancies in Zahedan. This
investigation was undertaken to define the epidemiology, and prognostic factors relevant to …

Introduction: Esophageal cancer is the 8th prevalent cancer (4% of all) around the world and
the sixth leading cause of death from cancers. The Northeastern parts of Iran (Caspian …

Background: Sudan is experiencing a growing cancer problem. Esophageal cancer (EC) is
a devastating disease with high mortality. Our objective was to study the demographic …

BACKGROUND: Esophageal cancer ranks eighth among the most prevalent cancers
globally and is the sixth leading cause of mortality from malignancy worldwide; it is the 7th …

JRMS 2010; 15 (5): 290-291 sophageal cancer is globally considered as the sixth most
common cancer with annual new cases of about 412,000. The mortality rate due to …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Considering the serious and fatal nature of esophageal
carcinoma and as prevalence in the population on the banks of Caspian sea and northern …

Background: Evidence shows that the mortality rate of esophageal cancer (EC) in Ardabil
Province is among the highest worldwide. Studies on the epidemiological profile of EC in …

Objectives: To describe current trends and characteristics of esophageal cancer (EC) over
the past ten years largest tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: This single …