Controversies in fumonisin mycotoxicology and risk assessment

WCA Gelderblom… - Human & experimental …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Fusarium verticillioides causes several animal diseases and the contamination maize
suggests that it could adversely affect human health. The fumonisin B mycotoxins were …

Systematic review: the etiology of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in low-income settings

JD Chetwood, P Garg, P Finch… - Expert review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Esophageal carcinoma causes over 380 000 deaths per year, ranking sixth
worldwide in mortality amongst all malignancies. Globally, the squamous cell subtype is …

Endoscopic and clinicopathological patterns of esophageal cancer in Tanzania: experiences from two tertiary health institutions

MD Mchembe, PF Rambau, PL Chalya, H Jaka… - World journal of surgical …, 2013 - Springer
Background Esophageal cancer is one of the most serious gastrointestinal cancer
worldwide, owing to its rapid development and fatal prognoses in most cases. There is a …

Risk factors for esophageal cancer in a high-incidence area of Malawi

AL Geßner, A Borkowetz, TJ Wilhelm, E Ludzu… - Cancer Causes & …, 2021 - Springer
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 …

TP53 mutations, human papilloma virus DNA and inflammation markers in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma from the Rift Valley, a high-incidence area in Kenya

K Patel, S Mining, J Wakhisi, T Gheit, M Tommasino… - BMC research …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus is one of the most common
malignancies in both men and women in eastern and south-eastern Africa. In Kenya, clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of corn oil on the gastric mucosa of horses with induced ulcer

JR Martínez, AM Zuluaga, GE Silveira - Revista Colombiana de …, 2016 - scielo.org.co
Background: equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) has a multifactorial nature and it affects
both the squamous and glandular mucosa of the stomach. Multiple therapeutic strategies …

Molecular basis for maize as a risk factor for esophageal cancer in a South African population via a prostaglandin E2 positive feedback mechanism

RC Pink, TA Bailey, JE Iputo, AM Sammon… - Nutrition and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The incidence of squamous cancer of the esophagus varies up to a hundredfold in different
regions of the world. In Transkei, South Africa, a particularly high incidence of the disease is …

[PDF][PDF] Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Jemal, M Borok, SS Manraj, GG N'da… - … Agency for Research …, 2018 - iccp-portal.org
There is an increasing global recognition of the need for high-level investment in the control
of cancer alongside other major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). At the Seventieth …

Carcinogens and endemic squamous cancer of the oesophagus in Transkei, South Africa. Environmental initiation is the dominant factor; tobacco or other carcinogens …

AM Sammon - Medical hypotheses, 2007 - Elsevier
Oesophageal cancer is common in Africa, and is a major cause of death in Transkei, South
Africa. The cause of this endemic disease has been debated for many decades. A …

Surgical pathology in sub-Saharan Africa—volunteering in Malawi

S Berezowska, T Tomoka, S Kamiza, DA Milner… - Virchows Archiv, 2012 - Springer
The breadth of material found in surgical pathology services in African countries differs from
the common spectrum of “the West”. We report our experience of a voluntary work in the …