Oesophageal adenocarcinoma: The new epidemic in men?

Maturitas

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-248

  Rutegård, Martin ^a   Lagergren, Pernilla ^a   Nordenstedt, Helena ^a   Lagergren, Jesper ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Female; Incidence; Male; Neoplasm; Obesity; Reflux; Sex hormones; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; ESTROGEN; LEPTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOGENESIS; EPIDEMIC; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST FEEDING; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79957993550     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.04.003     Document Type: Review

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