The incidence and mortality trends of oesophageal cancer are changing significantly across
the world with considerable heterogeneity between sex, histological types, ethnic patterns …

Objective: Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures are commonly used to capture patient
experience with dysphagia and to evaluate treatment effectiveness. Inappropriate …

The mortality benefit of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) screening has been
reported in several studies; however, the results of ESCC screening programs in China are …

Background Despite research efforts, the causative factors that contribute to esophageal
squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in high-risk areas have not yet been understood. In this …

Esophageal cancer (EC) is a deadly malignancy worldwide with a high incidence and
exhibits unevenly geographic prevalence, which suggests that environmental factors are …

Abstract Background Cytochrome P450 (CYPs) are heme proteins involved in the
metabolism of a variety of endogenous and exogenous substances and play an important …

Objective Explore the influence of family history of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer on
UGI cancer death, based on the Linxian Dysplasia Nutrition Intervention Trial (NIT) cohort …

Abstract Purpose Even though Kurdistan, the western province of Iran, has a cancer
surveillance system, a detailed analysis of incidence rate has not been yet performed. We …

Background A family history of gastric cancer (GC) is a well-known risk factor of GC. Genetic
variations in genes of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of …

Background: Obesity among children and adolescents is a growing public health problem.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, risk factors and metabolic …