Changing trends in the disease burden of esophageal cancer in China from 1990 to 2017 and its predicted level in 25 years.

Although the age-standardized burden of esophageal cancer has been declining, the number of new cases of, and deaths from esophageal cancer have increased in China over the past 30 years, and they will continue to increase in the near future. Hence, national policies should be adopted to promote the prevention and management of known risk factors for it, especially smoking and excessive caloric intake.