The incidence of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has
increased over the past several decades in the Western world. The rise in obesity paralleled …

An exponential increase in the prevalence of obesity has been observed in the United
States in recent decades, 1 paralleled by a comparable increase in the incidence of …

Obesity is a recognized risk factor of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and
esophageal adenocarcinoma. The impact of obesity on the risk of Barrett's esophagus is …

The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has increased sharply in developed
countries during the last 40 years. 1 Almost all cases of EAC arise from underlying Barrett's …

BACKGROUND The association between overweight/obesity and the risk of Barrett's
esophagus (BE) is unclear. Further, the association between body fat distribution and the …

The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has increased dramatically in the
western world over the last 30 years, 1 and although the trends in the diagnosis of Barrett's …

Background: Obesity has been linked to gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease symptoms and
oesophageal adenocarcinoma; however, there is no published evidence for an association …

Background & Objective: Common environmental or genetic risk factors are often manifested
as associations between different cancers. The aim of this study was to explore whether …

Esophageal adenocarcinoma arises from Barrett's esophagus (BE). Both occur
predominantly in males. The role of abdominal obesity in this sex distribution is uncertain …

Background: Barrett's esophagus is a strong risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma, but
little is known about its associations with body mass index (BMI) or abdominal obesity …