Young Adults with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Present With More-advanced Stage Tumors and Have Shorter Survival Times

Obesity is increasing in younger populations. Barrett ’s esophagus is associated with central obesity, so we investigated the occurrence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) in younger patients and compared them with older patients to determine differences in features at presentation and survival times.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - September 26, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tarek Sawas, Gerardo Calderon Manrique, Prasad G. Iyer, Kenneth K. Wang, David A. Katzka Source Type: research