Body Mass Index and Risk of Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia

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Authors

Wong‐Ho Chow · Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

William J. Blot

Abstract

Increasing prevalence of obesity in the United States population may have contributed to the upward trends in esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinomas.

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 90, Issue 2, pp. 150-155

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.2.150

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