High prevalence of esophageal cancer in South-East of Iran

International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 18-21

  Mashhadi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Nezam, Kazem ^a   Bakhshipour, Ali Reza ^a   Ttorbati, Tahere Fajharian ^b   Ansarimoghaddam, Ali Reza ^c  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clinical pattern; Epidemiology; Esophageal cancer; South East of Iran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; EARLY CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84861583847     PISSN: 17351243     EISSN: 20082207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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