Metabolic syndrome and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in elderly patients in the United States: An analysis of SEER-Medicare data.
Jennifer DrahosWinnie RickerRuth M PfeifferMichael B CookPublished in: Cancer (2016)
In this older population, MetS was found to be associated with an increased risk of EA in males without GERD and females regardless of GERD status. Given the lack of an association when compared with Barrett esophagus controls, MetS may impact EA risk by primarily increasing the risk of the precursor lesion, Barrett esophagus. Cancer 2017;123:657-665. © 2016 American Cancer Society.
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