Esophageal cancer: Risk factors, screening and endoscopic treatment in Western and Eastern countries

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 21; no. 26; pp. 7933 - 7943
• Main Author: Arnal, María José Domper
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 14.07.2015
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - ethnology; Adenocarcinoma - mortality; Adenocarcinoma - pathology; Adenocarcinoma - surgery; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - ethnology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Continental Population Groups; Early Detection of Cancer - methods; Esophageal Neoplasms - ethnology; Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality; Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology; Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery; Esophagectomy - methods; Esophagoscopy; Humans; Incidence; Neoplasm Staging; Predictive Value of Tests; Risk Factors; Treatment Outcome; Adenocarcinoma; Oesophageal cancer; Screening; Squamous cell carcinoma; Endoscopic mucosal resection; Early stage; Endoscopic submucosal disection; Barrett’s oesophagus; Epidemiology

Esophageal cancer is one of the most unknown and deadliest cancers worldwide, mainly because of its extremely aggressive nature and poor survival rate. Esophageal cancer is the 6(th) leading cause of death from cancer and the 8(th) most common cancer in the world. The 5-year survival is around 15%-2...