Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, including colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, and esophageal
cancer, are a major medical and economic burden worldwide and have the largest number …

Background & Aims Celiac disease is a major public health problem worldwide. Although
initially it was reported from countries with predominant Caucasian populations, it now has …

Oesophageal cancer is the seventh most common cancer worldwide, with 604 000 new
cases diagnosed in 2020. It is the sixth most common cause of cancer-related mortality, with …

Esophageal cancer (EC) is the seventh most common cancer worldwide with over 570,000
new cases annually. In China, the incidence of EC is particularly high where approximately …

Evidence shows a strong relationship between obesity, cancer and cardiovascular disease
(CVD) risk. However, there is not enough evidence of the role of visceral obesity on both …

Objective About 20 years ago, the scientific community was first alerted to an enigmatic
increase of oesophageal adenocarcinomas in the UK and USA. Subsequently, a virtual …

Background Previous studies suggest an association between obesity and oesophageal
(OA) and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas (OGJA). However, these studies …

Gastroesophageal (GE) junction carcinoma is a rare but often lethal condition with
increasing importance as a public health problem in recent decades. Whereas diagnosis of …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is characterized
by 6 striking features: increasing incidence, male predominance, lack of preventive …

Excess adiposity is a risk factor for several cancers of the gastrointestinal system, specifically
oesophageal adenocarcinoma and colorectal, small intestine, pancreatic, liver, gallbladder …