title: Epidemiology of esophageal cancer.
abstract: This article discusses the incidence, geographic differences, and risk factors for the 2 most common cancers of the esophagus: squamous cell and adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Jason B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: Carolyn E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors