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2. Esophageal cancer - Wikipedia

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   Until the 1970s, squamous-cell carcinoma accounted for the vast majority of esophageal cancers in the United States. In recent decades, incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus (which is associated with Barrett's esophagus) steadily rose in the United States to the point that it has now surpassed squamous-cell carcinoma.

3. Gastrointestinal cancer - Wikipedia

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   Esophageal squamous-cell carcinomas may occur as second primary tumors associated with head and neck cancer, due to field cancerization (i.e. a regional reaction to long-term carcinogenic exposure). [20] [21] A field defect associated with progression towards squamous cell carcinoma can be identified with epigenetic markers. [22]

4. Squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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   Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC), also known as epidermoid carcinoma, comprises a number of different types of cancer that begin in squamous cells. [1] These cells form on the surface of the skin, on the lining of hollow organs in the body, and on the lining of the respiratory and digestive tracts .

5. List of cancer mortality rates in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Age adjusted mortality rates per 100,000 people, 2013-2017. [1] All Cancer: 158.3 Oral cancer: 0.0 Esophageal cancer: 3.9 Stomach cancer: 3.1 Colorectal cancer: 13.9 Liver cancer and bile duct cancer: 6.6 Gallbladder cancer: 0.6 Pancreatic cancer: 11.0 Laryngeal cancer: 1.0 Lung cancer: 40.2 Tracheal cancer (including other respiratory organs) 0.1

6. Cancer survival rates - Wikipedia

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   Small cell lung cancer has a five-year survival rate of 4% according to Cancer Centers of America's Website. [5] The American Cancer Society reports 5-year relative survival rates of over 70% for women with stage 0-III breast cancer with a 5-year relative survival rate close to 100% for women with stage 0 or stage I breast cancer.

7. Oesophagogastric junctional adenocarcinoma - Wikipedia

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   A Type I tumor, located between 5 and 1cm proximal to the OGJ, is an adenocarcinoma that typically arises from an area of intestinal metaplasia of the esophagus and can infiltrate the OGJ from above. A Type II tumor, located between 1cm proximal and 2cm distal to the OGJ, is a true adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia.