Journal article
The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Oesophageal cancer is a common and often fatal cancer that has two main histological subtypes: oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Updated statistics on the incidence and mortality of oesophageal cancer, and on the disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) caused by the disease, can assist policy makers in allocating resources for prevention, treatment, and care of oesophageal cancer. We report the …
Authors
Collaborators GOC; Kamangar F; Nasrollahzadeh D; Safiri S; Sepanlou SG; Fitzmaurice C; Ikuta KS; Bisignano C; Islami F; Roshandel G
Journal
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 582–597
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2020
DOI
10.1016/s2468-1253(20)30007-8
ISSN
2468-1253