Socioeconomic status and risk of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and cancer of the gastric cardia in Scotland

Authors
Brewster, DH Fraser, LA McKinney, PA Black, RJ
Citation
Dh. Brewster et al., Socioeconomic status and risk of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and cancer of the gastric cardia in Scotland, BR J CANC, 83(3), 2000, pp. 387-390
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Onconogenesis & Cancer Research
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
ISSN journal
00070920 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
387 - 390
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0920(200008)83:3<387:SSAROA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma and gastric cardia cancer incre ased strikingly in Scotland between 1977 and 1996. In contrast to other can cers of the oesophagus and stomach, which showed a clear relationship with socioeconomic status, no trend was evident for oesophageal adenocarcinoma o r gastric cardia cancer during 1987-1996. (C) 2000 Cancer Research Campaign .