Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Esophageal Cancer
Keywords:
Epidemiology, Esophageal Cancer, Risk FactorAbstract
Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common malignancy in the world. In general, squamous cell
carcinoma is more common than adenocarcinoma, except in the USA. The etiology of the cancer is multifactorial,
involving such things as smoking, alcohol, dietary habits, viral infections, GERD, environmental
carcinogens, and socioeconomic status. This review also shows factors that may protect against the development
of esophageal cancer such as a diet rich in fruits and vegetables or consumption of NSAIDs or helicobactor
pylori infection in adenocarcinoma.
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serum selenium concentrations and esophageal and gastric
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esophageal biopsies measured by X-ray fluorescence and
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32. Kubo A, Corley DA. Meta-analysis of antioxidant intake and
the risk of esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma.
Am J Gastroenterol 2007;102:2323-30.
33. González CA, Pera G, Agudo A, et al. Fruit and vegetable
intake and the risk of stomach and oesophagus
adenocarcinoma in the European Prospective Investigation
into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-EURGAST). Int J Cancer
2006;118:2559-66.
34. González CA, Jakszyn P, Pera G, et al. Meat intake and risk
of stomach and esophageal adenocarcinoma within the
European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and
Nutrition (EPIC). J Natl Cancer Inst 2006;98:345-54.
35. Corley DA, Kerlikowske K, Verma R, Buffler P. Protective
association of aspirin/NSAIDs and esophageal cancer: a
systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastroenterology
2003; 124: 47-56.
36. Lindblad M, Lagergren J, García Rodríguez LA. Nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of esophageal and gastric
cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005;14:444-50.
37. Anderson LA, Johnston BT, Watson RG, et al. Nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs and the esophageal inflammationmetaplasia-
adenocarcinoma sequence. Cancer Res 2006;
66:4975-82.
38. Fortuny J, Johnson CC, Bohlke K, et al. Use of antiinflammatory
drugs and lower esophageal sphincter-relaxing
drugs and risk of esophageal and gastric cancers. Clin
Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007;5:1154-9.
39. Duan L, Wu AH, Sullivan-Halley J, Bernstein L. Nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of esophageal and gastric
adenocarcinomas in Los Angeles County. Cancer Epidemiol
Biomarkers Prev 2008;17:126-34.
40. Limburg PJ, Wei W, Ahnen DJ, et al. Randomized, placebocontrolled,
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