Recent changes in the epidemiology of esophageal cancer

Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux as a Risk Factor for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

1999 • 3,031 citations

Rising Incidence of Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and nGastric Cardia

1991 • 2,278 citations

Prevalence and clinical spectrum of gastroesophageal reflux: A population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota

1997 • 2,120 citations

Changing patterns in the incidence of esophageal and gastric carcinoma in the United States

1998 • 2,080 citations

Estimates of the worldwide incidence of eighteen major cancers in 1985

1993 • 1,680 citations

Risk for gastric cancer in people with CagA positive or CagA negative Helicobacter pylori infection.

1997 • 962 citations

Meta-analysis of the relationship between Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and gastric cancer

1998 • 956 citations

Increasing incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction

1993 • 886 citations

Is there publication bias in the reporting of cancer risk in Barrett's esophagus?

2000 • 744 citations

Body Mass Index and Risk of Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia

1998 • 631 citations

Tobacco, alcohol, and socioeconomic status and adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia

1997 • 613 citations

Trends in incidence of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and gastric cardia in ten European countries

2000 • 538 citations

An inverse relation between cagA+ strains of Helicobacter pylori infection and risk of esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma.

1998 • 534 citations

Prevalence of columnar-lined (Barrett's) esophagus

1990 • 515 citations

The columnar-lined esophagus, intestinal metaplasia, and Norman Barrett

1996 • 482 citations

The incidence of adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus: A prospective study of 170, patients followed 4.8 years

1998 • 454 citations

Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction and Barrett's esophagus

1995 • 432 citations

Increasing incidence of adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia and adjacent sites

1990 • 400 citations

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus: Role of Obesity and Diet

1995 • 384 citations

Obesity as a risk factor for certain types of cancer

1998 • 380 citations

The Relation of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Its Treatment to Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia

1995 • 366 citations

Esophageal Carcinoma: Depth of Tumor Invasion Is Predictive of Regional Lymph Node Status

1998 • 364 citations

Independent and joint effects of tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking on the risk of esophageal cancer in men and women

1999 • 357 citations

Barrett's Esophagus: A New Look at Surveillance Based on Emerging Estimates of Cancer Risk

1999 • 356 citations

National Cancer Data Base report on esophageal carcinoma

1996 • 328 citations

Oesophageal cancer is an uncommon cause of death in patients with Barrett's oesophagus.

1996 • 317 citations

Excess Incidence of Squamous Cell Esophageal Cancer among US Black Men: Role of Social Class and Other Risk Factors

2001 • 308 citations

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and Barrett's Esophagus: A Population-Based Study

1999 • 278 citations

The rising trend in oesophageal adenocarcinoma and gastric cardia

1992 • 261 citations

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COLUMNAR-LINED ESOPHAGUS AND ADENOCARCINOMA

1997 • 238 citations

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, use of H2 receptor antagonists, and risk of esophageal and gastric cancer.

2000 • 226 citations

Risk factors for the development of an adenocarcinoma in columnar-lined (Barrett) esophagus

1993 • 223 citations

Clinical, Epidemiologic and Morphologic Comparison Between Adenocarcinomas Arising in Barrett's Esophageal Mucosa and in the Gastric Cardia

1984 • 221 citations

Esophageal cancer trends and risk factors.

1994 • 219 citations

Adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia: The role of diet

1997 • 216 citations

Influence of mate drinking, hot beverages and diet on esophageal cancer risk in south america

2000 • 212 citations

Association between Medications That Relax the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Risk for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

2000 • 207 citations

[Esophageal cancer in Ille-et-Vilaine in relation to levels of alcohol and tobacco consumption. Risks are multiplying].

1977 • 205 citations

Population based cohort study of the association between alcohol intake and cancer of the upper digestive tract

1998 • 199 citations

Incidence of cancer of the esophagus in the US by histologic type

1988 • 194 citations

A case-control study of oesophageal adenocarcinoma in women: a preventable disease

2000 • 194 citations

Risk factors for oesophageal cancer in northeast China

1994 • 184 citations

Food groups and risk of squamous cell esophageal cancer in Northern Italy

2000 • 182 citations

Comparative features of esophageal and gastric adenocarcinomas: Recent changes in type and frequency

1986 • 177 citations

Antioxidants and cancers of the esophagus and gastric cardia

2000 • 170 citations

Increasing incidence of both major histological types of esophageal carcinomas among men in Sweden

1993 • 167 citations

Oesophageal cancer and alcohol consumption; importance of type of beverage

1979 • 152 citations

Prevalence of columnar-lined (Barrett's) esophagus

1990 • 152 citations

A 15-Year Review of Esophagectomy for Carcinoma of the Esophagus and Cardia

1995 • 135 citations

Outcome of surgical treatment of adenocarcinoma in Barrett's oesophagus.

1992 • 134 citations

Diet and squamous-cell cancer of the oesophagus: A French multicentre case-control study

1998 • 132 citations

Inverse association between intake of cereal fiber and risk of gastric cardia cancer

2001 • 130 citations

Smoking, type of alcoholic beverage and squamous-cell oesophageal cancer in northern Italy

2000 • 130 citations

Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

1979 • 115 citations

Primary adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

1968 • 114 citations

Vitamin A and other dietary factors in the etiology of esophageal cancer

1987 • 113 citations

Barrett's esophagus: Epidemiological and clinical results of a multicentric survey

1991 • 108 citations

Role of macronutrients, vitamins and minerals in the aetiology of squamous-cell carcinoma of the oesophagus

2000 • 104 citations

Alcohol, tobacco and oesophageal cancer: effects of the duration of consumption, mean intake and current and former consumption

1997 • 102 citations

The role of smoking and alcohol in metaplasia and cancer risk in Barrett's columnar lined oesophagus.

1993 • 101 citations

Comparison of three techniques of esophagectomy within a residency training program

1994 • 101 citations

The time trend and age—period—cohort effects on incidence of adenocarcinoma of the stomach in connecticut from 1955–1989

1993 • 84 citations

Increase in Weight in All Birth Cohorts in a General Population

2001 • 82 citations

Serum micronutrients and upper aerodigestive tract cancer.

1997 • 80 citations

Fiber intake and the risk of oral, pharyngeal and esophageal cancer

2001 • 79 citations

Incidence of cancer of oesophagus, cardia and stomach in Denmark

1992 • 77 citations

Dietary factors and the risk of squamous cell esophageal cancer among black and white men in the United States.

1998 • 77 citations

Oesophageal cancer in France: Potential importance of hot alcoholic drinks

1997 • 75 citations

The consumption of tobacco, alcohol and the risk of adenocarcinoma in Barrett's oesophagus

1990 • 72 citations

Age distribution of histologic types of breast carcinoma

1993 • 70 citations

Mechanisms of cancer inhibition by anti-oxidant nutrients

1998 • 68 citations

Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and of the oesophagogastric junction

1978 • 68 citations

Vitamin supplement use and risk for oral and esophageal cancer

1992 • 66 citations

Adenocarcinoma of the Lower Esophagus

1986 • 60 citations

Racial Differences in the Histology, Location, and Risk Factors of Esophageal Cancer

1998 • 59 citations

Comparison of prevalence and resection rates in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma

1996 • 48 citations

Cancer of the Esophagus

1955 • 46 citations

The Changing Incidence of Oesophageal Cancer

1993 • 43 citations

Meat intake and risk of squamous cell esophageal cancer: a case-control study in Uruguay

1999 • 40 citations

Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Carcinoma of the Esophagus and Cardia

1992 • 39 citations

Smoking and drinking cessation and the risk of oesophageal cancer

2000 • 33 citations

Epidemiologic Studies and the Development of Barrett's Esophagus

1993 • 33 citations

Symptomatic gastro-oesophageal reflux as a risk factor for oesophageal adenocarcinoma

2000 • 28 citations

The excess incidence of squamous cell esophageal cancer among us black men

2000 • 16 citations

Nutritional aspects in oesophageal carcinogenesis (review).

1987 • 8 citations

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus in Switzerland

1991 • 4 citations