Risk Factors Associated With Early-Onset Esophageal Cancer in Tanzania.

Geoffrey C Buckle Elia John Mmbaga Alan Paciorek Larry Onyango Akoko Katrina V DeardorffWilliam MgishaBeatrice Paul Mushi Julius Mwaiselage Robert A Hiatt Li Zhang Katherine Van Loon

Published in: JCO global oncology (2022)

Our results suggest that ESCC risk factors in Tanzania vary between age groups. With the data currently available, environmental and behavioral risk factors appear to play an important role in the high incidence of ESCC among young people.

Keyphrases

risk factors
early onset
late onset
electronic health record
big data
machine learning
risk assessment
human health