Early diagnosis is an important factor in the effort to increase the healing rates of
esophageal cancer; another consideration is the establishment of a reliable method of …

OBJECTIVES: Recent advances in the management of Barrett's esophagus may kindle
enthusiasm for screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Symptoms of …

Background and aims: While patients with Barrett's oesophagus develop oesophageal
adenocarcinoma more frequently than the general population, it has controversially been …

Background The effect of tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking on esophageal cancer (EC)
has never been explored in Spain where black tobacco and wine consumptions are quite …

Background Previous studies have evidenced an association between gastroesophageal
reflux and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA). It is unknown to what extent these …

The present review summarizes the clinically relevant effects of acute and chronic alcohol
consumption on motility, mucosal inflammation and cancer of the esophagus and the …

The effects of ethanol upon the gastrointestinal tract (mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach,
duodenum, Oddi's sphincter, small bowel, colon and rectum) were reviewed. Several studies …

Barrett's esophagus (BE) is of interest because of its recognized association with
esophageal adenocarcinoma. While BE develops in a minority of patients with …

Background Previous studies that showed an association between smoking and
adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction were limited in their …

Background Epidemiologic findings of low-volume alcohol consumption in relation to
gastrointestinal cancers including gastric cancer are inconsistent. Methods The association …