Prevalence of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus in a single tertiary center of South Africa: a cross sectional analytic study

The incidence of esophageal cancer varies widely in the world. In the Middle East, Africa, and Asia and parts of Europe, squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus dominates the esophageal cancer landscape. Worldwide the rates are highest in Northern China, South Africa, Turkey and Iran. In the United...

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Main Authors: Mpho Kgomo, Ali A. Elnagar, Jaco Nagel, Taole Mokoena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Public Health in Africa
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Online Access:http://www.publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/563