Body mass index in relation to oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas: a pooled analysis from the International BEACON Consortium

Hoyo, Cathrine; Cook, Michael B.; Kamangar, Farin; Freedman, Neal D.; Whiteman, David C.; Bernstein, Leslie; Brown, Linda M.; Risch, Harvey A.; Ye, Weimin; Sharp, Linda; Wu, Anna H.; Ward, Mary H.; Casson, Alan G.; Murray, Liam J.; Corley, Douglas A.; Nyren, Olof; Pandeya, Nirmala; Vaughan, Thomas L.; Chow, Wong-Ho; Gammon, Marilie D.

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Body mass index in relation to oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas: a pooled analysis from the International BEACON Consortium

Authors: Cathrine Hoyo
Michael B. Cook
Farin Kamangar
Neal D. Freedman
David C. Whiteman
Leslie Bernstein
Linda M. Brown
Harvey A. Risch
Weimin Ye
Linda Sharp
Anna H. Wu
Mary H. Ward
Alan G. Casson
Liam J. Murray
Douglas A. Corley
Olof Nyren
Nirmala Pandeya
Thomas L. Vaughan
Wong-Ho Chow
Marilie D. Gammon
Publication date: 1 January 2012
Publisher: 'Oxford University Press (OUP)'
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Abstract

Background Previous studies suggest an association between obesity and oesophageal (OA) and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas (OGJA). However, these studies have been limited in their ability to assess whether the effects of obesity vary by gender or by the presence of gastro-oesophageal reflux (GERD) symptoms

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