Open AccessViruses, Other Pathogenic Microorganisms and Esophageal Cancer
Author(s) -
Wenjia Xu,
Zhongshun Liu,
Qunchao Bao,
Zhikang Qian
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
gastrointestinal tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2296-3766
pISSN - 2296-3774
DOI - 10.1159/000380897
Subject(s) - microorganism , microbiology and biotechnology , esophageal cancer , cancer , biology , virology , medicine , bacteria , genetics
Esophageal cancer (EC) is the eighth most prevalent malignant tumor and the sixth leading cause of cancer mortality throughout the world. Despite the technical developments in diagnosis and treatment, the 5-year survival rate is still low. The etiology of EC remains poorly understood; multiple risk factors may be involved and account for the great variation in EC incidence in different geographic regions.
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