Open AccessSystematic review of esophageal cancer in Africa: Epidemiology, risk factors, management and outcomes
Author(s) -
Akwi W. Asombang,
Nathaniel Chishinga,
Alick Nkhoma,
Jackson Chipaila,
Bright Nsokolo,
Martha Manda-Mapalo,
Joao Filipe G Montiero,
Lewis Banda,
Kulwinder S. Dua
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v25.i31.4512
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , demography , odds ratio , medicine , epidemiology , context (archaeology) , population , meta analysis , confidence interval , esophageal cancer , cancer , environmental health , geography , physics , archaeology , sociology , optics
Esophageal cancer (EC) is associated with a poor prognosis, particularly so in Africa where an alarmingly high mortality to incidence ratio prevails for this disease.