Epidemiology of esophageal cancer: update in global trends, etiology and risk factors

DJ Uhlenhopp, EO Then, T Sunkara… - Clinical journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common type of cancer worldwide and constitutes the
sixth leading cause of cancer deaths. It is characterized by its high mortality rate, poor …

[HTML][HTML] Esophageal cancer: Epidemiology, risk factors and screening

J Li, J Xu, Y Zheng, Y Gao, S He, H Li… - Chinese Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
More than 600,000 people are diagnosed with esophageal cancer (EC) every year globally,
and the five-year survival rate of EC is less than 20%. Two common histological subtypes of …

The global cancer burden and human development: A review

MM Fidler, F Bray… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: This review examines the links between human development and cancer overall and
for specific types of cancer, as well as cancer-related risk-factors and outcomes, such as …

Whole-genome sequencing of 508 patients identifies key molecular features associated with poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Y Cui, H Chen, R Xi, H Cui, Y Zhao, E Xu, T Yan, X Lu… - Cell research, 2020 - nature.com
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a poor-prognosis cancer type with limited
understanding of its molecular etiology. Using 508 ESCC genomes, we identified five novel …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for gastric cancer in China: advances, challenges and visions

X Fan, X Qin, Y Zhang, Z Li, T Zhou… - Chinese Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the major cancers in China and all over the world. Most GCs
are diagnosed at an advanced stage with unfavorable prognosis. Along with some other …

Improving outcomes in patients with oesophageal cancer

MA Shah, N Altorki, P Patel, S Harrison… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The care of patients with oesophageal cancer or of individuals who have an elevated risk of
oesophageal cancer has changed dramatically. The epidemiology of squamous cell and …

Estimated cost-effectiveness of endoscopic screening for upper gastrointestinal tract cancer in high-risk areas in China

R Xia, H Zeng, W Liu, L Xie, M Shen, P Li… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Upper gastrointestinal tract cancer, including esophageal and gastric cancers, in
China accounts for 50% of the global burden. Endoscopic screening may be associated with …

Smoking cessation and risk of esophageal cancer by histological type: systematic review and meta-analysis

QL Wang, SH Xie, WT Li… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Tobacco smoking strongly increases risk of esophageal squamous cell
carcinoma and moderately increases risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. How smoking …

[HTML][HTML] Precision screening for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in China

Z He, Y Ke - Chinese Journal of Cancer Research, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the predominant subtype of esophageal
cancer in China, and this neoplasm is associated with high morbidity and mortality as well …

Circular RNA ciRS‐7 inhibits autophagy of ESCC cells by functioning as miR‐1299 sponge to target EGFR signaling

L Meng, S Liu, P Ding, S Chang… - Journal of Cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy is a kind of intracellular degradation pathway which could be regulated by many
noncoding RNAs. ciRS‐7, also called CDR1as, is a circular RNA that is relatively well …