Background: Evidence from prospective studies on intake of meat and fish and risk of
squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) is scarce. We …

Objective Esophageal cancer is the second commonest cancer in Malawi, and 95% of all
cases are esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Very little is known about the …

PURPOSE We investigated the association between gastric cancer and environmental and
dietary exposures. In addition, we explored probable mechanistic pathways for the influence …

The current study was designed to investigate the role of common foods in the etiology of
esophageal cancer in the Chaoshan region of China. A large case-control study was …

Cooking practices and water sources have been associated with an increased risk of
cancer, mainly through exposure to carcinogens such as heterocyclic amines, polycyclic …

The authors examined the association of food group intakes and the risk of esophageal
squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in a hospital-based case-control study in Iran. In total, 47 …

Results: A total of 24 studies (21 case–control and 3 cohort studies) were included in this
systematic review and meta-analysis. The SRRs of ESCC were 0.81 (95% CI: 0.66–0.99) for …

Background Incidence rates for cancers of the upper aero-digestive tract in Southern Brazil
are among the highest in the world. A case-control study was designed to identify the main …

Purpose To explore associations of nutritional, infectious, and lifestyle factors with
esophageal cancer (EC) occurrence in a high-risk area of Malawi. Methods This case …

Methods: Pertinent articles published up to the end of 2013 were systematically searched
and retrieved. The most common dietary patterns with high loadings of foods/nutrients were …