Article
The high incidence of esophageal cancer in parts of China may result primarily from genetic rather than environmental factors.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus - 1 Jul 2010
Zhang Hexi, Chen Zhichao, Cheng Jinpeng, Zhu Xiaoling, Guo Weiren, Hu Andong, Du Yukai, Zhou Yikai, Wang Youjie
Abstract excerpt
About 40,000 inhabitants migrated from a high-risk area of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) to a low-risk area of esophageal cancer 40 years ago. Little is known about the change in the mortality in esophageal cancer among these immigrants. This study examined the impact of changing environments on esophageal cancer by comparing age-standardized mortality rates of immigrant group to the rates of native...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- China
- Environmental Exposure
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Incidence
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Middle Aged