The prevalence of esophageal cancer after caustic and pesticide ingestion: A nationwide cohort study.

Habits such as smoking and alcohol drinking and existing esophageal malfunction are considered the main risk factors for esophageal carcinogenesis. Caustic ingestion of acidic or alkaline agents or strong irritants can induce severe esophageal corrosive injury and increase esophageal cancer risk. We...

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Main Authors: Han-Wei Mu, Chun-Hung Chen, Kai-Wei Yang, Chi-Syuan Pan, Cheng-Li Lin, Dong-Zong Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243922