Research Paper
AN INTRODUCTION TO ESOPHAGEAL CANCER: PATHOGENESIS, TYPES AND RISK FACTORS
Author: SAURABH SINGH RATHORE*, ,
*(Senior Research Fellow) Department of Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow (U.P.) India.
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Abstract
Cancer is a wide group of many diseases and Esophageal cancer is one of the member of this group. Esophageal cancer affects the esophagus, present in upper part of digestive system just below pharynx. Esophageal cancer is the 6th most common cancer of the world. It has features like rapid progression, late diagnosis and low survival rates. Esophageal cancer occurs in different parts of world with different prevalence. The two most common types of Esophageal cancers are the Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and the Esophageal adenocarcinoma. This article discusses the pathogenesis of the esophageal cancer, the common types of esophageal cancer and the risk factors associated with it. It may be helpful to non-clinicians for increasing the understanding of this disease.
