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International Journal of Epidemiology 2003;32:661-662
© International Epidemiological Association 2003

Letters to the Editor

Global trends in adenocarcinomas and obesity: an epidemiologic link?

Zubair Kabir and Luke Clancy

University of Dublin (Trinity College), CResT Directorate, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland. E-mail: kabirz@tcd.ie

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Sirs—Recent studies on cancers of lung,1 oesophagus,2 gastric cardia,3 kidney,4 prostate,5 breast,6 colon,7 gall bladder,8 uterine cervix,9 and endometrium10 show an increasing trend in a particular histological sub-type, namely, adenocarcinoma, especially among the relatively young cohorts. The biological implication of this distinct epidemiological and potentially aetiological entity is poorly understood. Long-term trends in cancer incidence do provide significant leads to an underlying causal pathway. However, trends of major cancer sites by histological sub-types have received little attention. Such trends may identify the possible role of any putative risk factors, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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