Cigarette Smoking and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction: A Pooled Analysis From the International BEACON Consortium

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Authors

Michael B. Cook · National Cancer Institute

Farin Kamangar · National Institutes of Health

David C. Whiteman · Department of Health and Human Services

Neal D. Freedman · Department of Health and Human Services

Marilie D. Gammon · Department of Health and Human Services

Leslie Bernstein · City Of Hope National Medical Center

Línda Morris Brown

Abstract

Cigarette smoking is associated with increased risks of adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction in white men and women; compared with current smoking, smoking cessation was associated with reduced risks.

Topics & Keywords

Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Esophageal and GI Pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 102, Issue 17, pp. 1344-1353

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djq289

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