Open AccessEsophageal carcinoma: An epidemiological analysis and study of the time trends over the last 20 years from a single center in India
Author(s) -
Dhaval Choksi,
Kailash Kolhe,
Meghraj Ingle,
Chetan Rathi,
Harshad Khairnar,
Shamshersingh Chauhan,
Vipul Chaudhary,
Akash Shukla,
Vikas Pandey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1111_19
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , esophagus , single center , gastroenterology , epidemiology , adenocarcinoma , carcinoma , esophageal cancer , cancer
Esophageal carcinoma is a common gastrointestinal malignancy. There is a paucity of literature about the time trends from India. The aim of the study was to evaluate the time trends over 20 years and observe how they differ from the West.