High Incidence of Esophageal Cancer in Women in Eritrea and Its Potential Link to Low Age at Menopause: Evidence from a 10-Year Retrospective Data Analysis.
Samuel Tekle MengistuYafet KeseteOliver Okoth AchilaGenet Tekeste FikaduFeven AbrhaleyEmnet Tekeste FikaduSalih Mohammed SaidMatiwos Araya GheberehiwetMohammed Elfatih HamidaYosief Tewolde GhideiPublished in: Journal of cancer epidemiology (2024)
In large part, EC is a women's disease in Eritrea. The unusually high incidence of ESCC and the high female-to-male ratio point at sex-dependent exposures as a major driver of the EAC epidemic in the country. Therefore, research on the risk factors of EC in Eritrea is urgently needed.