… We now review established and putative ESCC risk factors in high-incidence ESCC African
… This review of ESCC risk factors in the African ESCC corridor adopted a broad perspective, …

… with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in African … aromatic hydrocarbon exposure,
esophageal injury and fruit … following words: esophagus, esophageal, etiology. This is to …

… China, squamous cell esophageal cancer has previously been … the evidence for other key
putative factors. Globally we find … to be the most likely causative exposures, though the exact …

… , China, esophageal cancer is the most common cancer in … Putative risk factors that have
suggestive, but not conclusive, … public health interventions to reduce risk from this exposure? …

… Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most … between specific external
exposures and the risk of ESCC in SSA (… In low-income settings, research priorities related to …

… while less etiologic research has been done on the esophageal … research infrastructure in
high-risk regions, including Africa … regions might reflect the exposure to other strong risk factors …

… exposures are associated with esophageal squamous cell … etiologies, many putative
associations including polycyclic … We observed an increased risk of esophageal cancers among …

… ESCC on African populations, therefore the genetic etiology is … and adaptation to exposures
in the African ESCC corridor play … Genomic analysis of substantial numbers of African ESCC …

… analysis was to investigate potential etiologic factors … Exposure data were collected through
structured interviews, … established ESCC risk factors, and setting-specific putative risk factors. …

… and Middle Africa, where the main pathological type is EAC. … The epidemiology, etiology,
and screening strategy of ESCC … Increased esophageal acid exposure may increase the risk of …