Study shows rising incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma in younger adults
Bottom Line: Esophageal adenocarcinoma is occurring more frequently in adults under age 50, and these younger adults are more likely to be diagnosed at advanced stages.
Journal in Which the Study was Published:
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
Author: Prasad G. Iyer, MD, MSc, professor of medicine in the Barrett s Esophagus Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; and Don C. Codipilly, MD, a gastroenterology fellow, both at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Background: Esophageal cancer is a relatively rare cancer, with 18,440 cases expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year, according to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. While those cases account for only about 1 percent of U.S. cancer diagnoses, esophageal cancer has poor survival outcomes, with a five-year survival rate
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