The epidemiology of hypopharynx and cervical esophagus cancer.
At the beginning of the 21st century the hypopharynx and the cervical esophagus cancer represents a major issue for all countries of the world. The epidemiology of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus cancer deals with the spread of the disease in the human population with regard to sex, age, profession, time and space, as well as risk factors that contribute to these phenomena. The main goal is to investigate the causes and the factors involved in the development of the tumors at the pharyngoesophageal junction, knowledge that contributes to the latest therapeutic assessment through interdisciplinary collaboration (E.N.T. surgeon, general surgeon, radiation oncologist, chemotherapist, and nutritionist). The epidemiology of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus cancer includes three major areas of interest: descriptive (the study of the spread in mass population), analytical (the study of causal risk factors on the disease) and experimental (that verifies by experiments on animals the prior identified hypothesis).
ENT Department, Coltea Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
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D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000818:Animals; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D007013:Hypopharynx; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
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