Esophageal cancer in Kenya.
| dc.contributor.author | Odera, JO | |
| dc.contributor.author | Odera, E | |
| dc.contributor.author | Githang'a, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Walong, EO | |
| dc.contributor.author | Li, F | |
| dc.contributor.author | Xiong, Z | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chen, XL | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-14T11:52:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-12-14T11:52:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Am J Dig Dis (Madison). 2017;4(3):23-33. Epub 2017 Jun 30. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29082268 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/101932 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Kenya belongs to a high incidence region known as Africa's esophageal cancer (EC) corridor. It has one of the highest incidence rates of EC worldwide, but research on EC in Kenya has gone highly unnoticed. EC in Kenya is unique in its high percentage of young cases (< 30 years of age). In this review, we show the current status of EC in the country. We mainly focus on significant risk factors such as alcohol drinking, genetic factors, malnutrition and hot food/drink. Future directions in the study and prevention of EC in Kenya are also discussed. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
| dc.subject | Esophageal cancer; Kenya; alcohol; selenium; zinc | en_US |
| dc.title | Esophageal cancer in Kenya. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
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