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The Role of Overdiagnosis and Reclassification in the Marked Increase of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Incidence
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2005 · Vol. 97(2) · pp. 142–146
Heiko Pohl✉(White River Junction VA Medical Center)H. Gilbert Welch
Abstract
The rising incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma represents a real increase in disease burden.
Esophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesEsophageal and GI PathologyOverdiagnosisMedicineAdenocarcinomaIncidence (geometry)EsophagusInternal medicineCancerDiseaseEpidemiologyGastroenterology
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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedClassificationCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic ErrorsEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsUnited StatesConfounding Factors, Epidemiologic
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