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Esophagitis and cancer of the esophagus
Author(s) -
Kuylenstierna Richard,
MunckWikland Eva
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19850815)56:4<837::aid-cncr2820560422>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagitis , esophagus , esophageal cancer , reflux esophagitis , cancer , risk factor , gastroenterology , esophageal disease , retrospective cohort study , surgery , reflux , disease
Early diagnosis is an important factor in the effort to increase the healing rates of esophageal cancer; another consideration is the establishment of a reliable method of identifying risk groups. Alcohol abuse is known to be associated with a higher risk of esophageal cancer. The current investigation, based on a retrospective study of the records of patients with esophageal cancer, reveals a strong connection between cancer development and chronic esophagitis due mainly to reflux in about 10% of the patients. In the literature this connection has been suspected but never so clearly shown. The clinical implication may be a more rigorous approach to long‐standing esophagitis in elderly patients.