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Esophageal cancer in Israel: Selected clinical and epidemiological aspects

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Records of all patients diagnosed as having carcinoma of the esophagus in Israel between 1960 and 1966 were reviewed. The mean annual incidence was 2.3/100,000, with a male/female ratio of 1.6:1. Incidence was higher among the Asian-born segment of the population below 60 years of age. The most frequent localization was in the middle third of the esophagus, followed by the lower third. More than two thirds of the patients were considered unsuitable or surgery. Overall 5-year survival was 5.8%.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

    Mordechai Shani MD & Baruch Modan MD (established Investigator of the Chief Scientist's Bureau, Ministry of Health, Israel)

  2. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

    Mordechai Shani MD & Baruch Modan MD (established Investigator of the Chief Scientist's Bureau, Ministry of Health, Israel)

  3. Tel Aviv University Medical School, Israel

    Mordechai Shani MD & Baruch Modan MD (established Investigator of the Chief Scientist's Bureau, Ministry of Health, Israel)

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The study was supported by a grant from the Israel Cancer Association.

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Shani, M., Modan, B. Esophageal cancer in Israel: Selected clinical and epidemiological aspects. Digest Dis Sci 20, 951–954 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01070882

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