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The Journal of the Brazilian Society of Cancerology

CÂNCER DE ESÔFAGO NO BRASIL: UMA ANÁLISE DO TABAGISMO E DOETILISMO COMO FATORES DE RISCO

Williane Thamires dos SantosJosé Klinger de Oliveira Cruz NetoLetícia Fonseca Cavalcanti CorreiaFernanda Santos da AnunciaçãoMaria da Conceição Andrade ABSTRACTEsophageal cancer is common among men in Brazil, especially the squamous cell carcinoma kind. Alcoholism and smoking are associated risk factors. Other factors include Barrett’s syndrome, nitrosamines, achalasia, Plummer-Vinson syndrome, and Helicobacter pylori. Late diagnosis and histological […]