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Global burden and epidemiology of Barrett oesophagus and oesophageal cancer.
Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jun 2021
Thrift Aaron P
Abstract excerpt
Oesophageal cancer is a global health problem; in 2018 there were more than 572,000 people newly diagnosed with oesophageal cancer worldwide. There are two main histological subtypes of oesophageal cancer, oesophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and there has been a dramatic shift in its epidemiology. While the incidence of EAC and its precursor lesion, Barrett oesophagus,...
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