Oesophageal cancer incidence in 20-year follow-up in a population-based sample of 12 000 middle-age men with or without Helicobacter pylori infection in Finland

Gut. 2018 Jun;67(6):1201-1202. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-314913. Epub 2017 Aug 31.

Authors

Ilkka Juhani Vohlonen¹, Matti Hakama², Matti Härkönen³, Nea Malila⁴, Eero Pukkala², Veli Koistinen⁵, Pentti Sipponen⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
² Department of Epidemiology, Finnish Cancer Registry, Helsinki, Finland.
³ Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
⁴ Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Finnish Cancer Registry, Helsinki, Finland.
⁵ Department of Biostatistics, Finnish Consulting Group, Helsinki, Finland.
⁶ Department of Pathology, Patolab Oy, Espoo, Finland.

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Keywords: Helicobacter Pylori; Oesophageal Cancer.

MeSH terms

Aged
Esophageal Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Esophageal Neoplasms / etiology
Esophageal Neoplasms / microbiology
Esophagus / pathology
Finland / epidemiology
Follow-Up Studies
Gastritis / complications*
Gastritis / microbiology
Helicobacter Infections / complications*
Helicobacter Infections / epidemiology
Helicobacter pylori*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Registries
Risk Factors