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Cancer of the oesophagus accounts for about 2% of all malignant tumours; its incidence has been stationary in the last 40 years. Epidemiological studies show that the geographical distribution of oesophageal cancer is far from uniform; in some countries, the incidence is very high in men (60 per 100 000 in Turkmenistan, 46 per 100 000 in Japan) whereas the figures are much lower in other areas (10 per 100000 in the USA). Oesophageal tumours are relatively frequent in Egypt, Saudia Arabia, Iran and China, and their incidence is increasing even in some areas of East Africa.
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International Union Against Cancer. (1978). Alimentary tract. In: Clinical Oncology. International Union Against Cancer / Union Internationale Contre le Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96472-5_17
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