Cancer of the oesophagus has great diversity in geographical distribution and incidence.
The rate of oesophageal cancer has been increasing in some areas and the reasons for this …

Squamous cell cancer is the most common neoplasm of the oesophagus worldwide, with an
enormous variation in its global incidence. Several risk factors, such as achalasia, Plummer …

Oesophageal cancer rates in women in the UK are more than 3 times higher than in most
other European populations. A population-based matched case–control study of …

The two main histological subtypes of oesophageal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma and
adenocarcinoma, have distinct risk factor profiles. For oesophageal squamous cell …

Oesophagogastric cancer occurs in the oesophagus, the oesophagogastric region and the
stomach, including the proximal and distal stomach. In 2005, the worldwide burden of …

The population attributable risk for oesophageal cancer in relation to cigarette smoking,
elevated alcohol use and low beta-carotene intake has been estimated with 300 cases and …

Of the thousands of chemicals tested, the only compounds found to be potent carcinogens
for the oesophagus are the N-nitrosamines. Many of these compounds are readily formed …

Background: Esophageal cancer is one of the most serious tumor diseases worldwide,
owing to its rapid development and fatal prognosis in most cases. To compare …

Since the early 1970s, the incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma has increased
dramatically in most Western populations. In contrast, the incidence of oesophageal …

The geographical distribution of cancer of the oesophagus shows wide inter-and intra-
national variation both in mortality and sex ratio. Numerous analytical studies have …