Epidemiology of esophageal cancer - an overview article
Authors:
- Helena KollarovaHKHelena Kollarova
- Lucie MachovaLMLucie Machova
- Dagmar HorakovaDHDagmar Horakova
- Gabriela JanoutovaGJGabriela Janoutova
- Vladimir JanoutVJVladimir Janout
Open Access
- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Palacky University Olomouc in Biomedical Papers
- Vol. 151 (1) , 17-28
Abstract
Background: Esophageal cancer is one of the most serious tumor diseases worldwide, owing to its rapid development and fatal prognosis in most cases. To compare epidemiologic characteristics, data published by the International Agency for Resea...Keywords
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