Risk factors associated with esophageal cancers, diagnosed at tertiary level in Afghanistan: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Ramin SaadaatJamshid Abdul-GhafarAhmed Nasir HanifiSaifullah KhalidAbdul Latif KhairyAbdul Sami IbrahimkhilHaider Ali MalakzaiEsmatullah EsmatMujtaba HaidariNasrin HussainiNajla NasirSarah NoorAhmed Maseh HaidaryPublished in: BMC cancer (2022)
Current study demonstrated that most patients diagnosed with esophageal cancers were male, uneducated, belongs to low-income groups, lives in rural areas. These findings suggest distribution of esophageal cancer in specific socioeconomic groups, clearly demonstrating the need further analytical study.