Risk Factors for Esophageal Cancer

HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

Risk factors for squamous carcinoma

  • Smoking / Tobacco use
  • Alcohol
  • Smoking
  • Achalasia
  • Black race
  • Diet high in starch and low in fruits and vegetables.
  • Age 60-70 years.

Risk factors for esophageal adenocarcinoma

  1. Chronic GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux Disease)
  2. Barret’s Esophagus
  3. Tobacco use
  4. Obesity
  5. Gender
  6. Race
  7. Age 50 to 60 years

 

 

Further Reading / Reference

Esophageal cancer: Risk factors, screening and endoscopic treatment in Western and Eastern countries. World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG. 2015;21(26):7933-7943.

Am Fam Physician. 2017 Jan 1;95(1):22-28. Esophageal Cancer

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