Esophageal cancer mortality in North East India is strongly associated with the predominant diagnosis of late stage lesions that hampers effective therapy. Molecular biomarkers for early detection of esophageal cancer are an area of utmost concern in order to control the high incidence and mortality due to esophageal cancer in this region. To date there are no molecular biomarkers that have bee...

The incidence of esophageal cancer is rapidly increasing especially in developing countries. The major risk factors include unhealthy lifestyle practices such as alcohol consumption, smoking, and chewing tobacco to name a few. Diagnosis at an advanced stage and poor prognosis make esophageal cancer one of the most lethal diseases. These factors have urged further research in understanding the p...

Esophageal carcinoma is one of the deadliest cancers with highly aggressive potency, ranking as the sixth most common cancer among males and ninth most common cancer among females globally. Due to metastasis and invasion of surrounding tissues in early stage, the 5-year overall survival rate (14%) of esophageal cancer remains poor, even in comparison with the dismal survival rates (4%) from the...

Esophageal cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer mortality. More than 90% of patients with esophageal cancer in Taiwan have squamous cell carcinoma. Survival of such patients is related to socioeconomic status (SES). We studied the association between SES (individual and neighborhood) and the survival of working-age patients with esophageal cancer in Taiwan. A population-based study was c...

To investigate the role of Computer Tomography (CT) in the esophageal cancer surgery. 97 cases confirmed by pathology as esophageal cancer were retrospectively analyzed with preoperative Computer Tomography images and intraoperative situation. Tthe Computer Tomography can accurately display the thickness and length of the lesion segment esophageal wall, the relations between tumor and the aorta...

The occurrence of multiple primary cancers in the aerodigestive tract is a well known phenomenon that has been explained by the concept of 'field carcinogenesis'. Metachronous or synchronous esophageal cancer has usually been identified in patients with head and neck cancer, gastric cancer or colon cancer. The incidence of multiple primary cancers of the esophagus and thyroid gland is very low....

Background: Esophageal carcinoma is one of the most lethal gastrointestinal (GI) malignant tumors worldwide.  The disease is known to have a high incidence in northern Iran; however, its condition in the South is not much clear. Objective: In this retrospective study we investigated the epidemiology and time trends of esophageal carcinoma in Fars Province, South of Iran. Methods: In a retrospec...

Telomerase activity is observed in approximately 90% of human cancer including esophageal squamous cell cancer. Normal somatic cells do not display telomerase activity on a regular basis. The major mechanism to regulate telomerase activity in human cells is the transcriptional control of the catalytic subunit, the human reverse transcriptase gene hTERT. However, the manner in which telomerase a...

Purpose: Esophageal adenocarcinoma is a highly aggressive malignancy that frequently develops from Barrett's esophagus, a premalignant pathologic change occurring in the lower end of the esophagus. Identifying Barrett's esophagus patients at high risk of malignant transformation is essential to the prevention of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Although microRNA (miRNA) expression signatures have bee...

Background. Since neoadjuvant treatment in esophageal cancer began to become popular, a complete pathological response at the primary tumour site has been commonly reported. An issue of conflict is whether complete response in the esophageal lumen means that the esophagus is completely tumour-free. Another important issue is whether lymph nodes that are retrieved from pathologically complete re...