Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is rapidly increasing in incidence in Western cultures.
Barrett's esophagus is the presumed precursor lesion for this cancer. Several other risk …

Esophageal malignancy ranks sixth among cancer deaths worldwide. 1 It is estimated that
just over 450,000 new cases of esophageal cancer were diagnosed in 2012, with around …

The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has risen rapidly over the past 25 years in
the United States as well as in several Western European countries. This increase had been …

Esophageal cancer is a male-dominant aggressive malignancy and a leading cause of
cancer-related mortality worldwide. Squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma are the …

The 5-year survival rate in esophageal cancer, although poor, has improved over the past
decade. This review discusses the epidemiologic aspects, pathogenesis, prevention, and …

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

Esophageal cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide.
Esophageal adenocarcinoma is the most common subtype of esophageal cancer in the …

Esophageal cancer has a poor prognosis and high mortality rate, with an estimated 16,910
new cases and 15,910 deaths projected in 2016 in the United States. Squamous cell …

Esophageal cancer is a serious malignancy with high mortality. The two common distinctive
pathologic subtypes of esophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinoma and …

Abstract In the United States and other Western countries, there has been a remarkable
change in the epidemiology of esophageal cancer over the past 50 years. Adenocarcinoma …