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Rapid Increase in Esophageal Cancer Incidence Seen in UK
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Title Rapid Increase in Esophageal Cancer Incidence Seen in UK
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/584937?src=rss
Description The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has increased markedly over the past few decades in England and Wales, according to findings published in the November issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Gastroenterology
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Date Dec 10, 2008
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