Cancer is one of the foremost health problems worldwide and is among the leading causes
of death in the United States. Gastrointestinal tract cancers account for almost one third of …

Cancer from the gastrointestinal tract and its associated excretory organs will occur in more
than 300,000 Americans in 2017, with colorectal cancer responsible for> 40% of that …

Background Esophageal cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths and the
eighth most common cancer worldwide with a 5-year survival rate of less than 25%. Here we …

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 …

This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical
situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal …

Since miRNAs can participate in the posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression, they
may provide ideas for the development of new drugs or become new biomarkers for drug …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) organoids are a novel tool to model epithelial cell biology
and human diseases of the esophagus. 3D organoid culture systems have been utilized to …

Background Racial disparities in outcomes have been documented among patients with
esophageal cancer. The purpose of this study is to identify mechanisms for ethnicity/race …

Abstract Background and Aim Negative association has been reported between presence of
Helicobacter pylori and developing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and its …

Background & Aims There are racial disparities in survival times of patients with esophageal
cancer. We examined the sequential effects of characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment …