Causes of Oesophagus cancer : Reducing Your Risk | OutcomeReference

Digestive outcome

Oesophageal cancer is a type of cancer affecting the oesophagus (gullet) – the long tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach.

Digestive

10 causes

Protective Factors	Studies
Protective Factor Aspirin Manufactured	1 study Aspirin Use and Risk of Fatal Cancer Study in 1993 -40% with High evidence in 10 years 635,031 subjects
Protective Factor Mediterranean diet Nutrition	2 studies Influence of the Mediterranean diet on the risk of cancers of the u... Study in 2003 -74% with Moderate evidence in 8 years 4,684 subjects Olive oil intake is inversely related to cancer prevalence: a syste... Study in 2011 -30% with Low evidence in 4 years 37,140 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Whole grains Nutrition	1 study Refined and whole grain cereals and the risk of oral, oesophageal a... Study in 2000 -70% with Moderate evidence in 10 years 156 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Olive oil Nutrition	1 study Olive oil intake is inversely related to cancer prevalence: a syste... Study in 2011 -30% with Moderate evidence in 4 years 37,140 subjects

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Risk Factors	Studies
Strong Risk Factor Smoking Contaminant	1 study Tobacco smoking and cancer: A meta-analysis Study in 2007 +357% with High evidence in 13 years
Risk Factor Blood Sugar - Hypergl... Lymphatic system	1 study Fasting Serum Glucose Level and Cancer Risk in Korean Men and Women Study in 2005 +44% with High evidence in 10 years 1,298,385 subjects
Risk Factor Obesity Musculoskeletal system	2 studies Body Fatness and Cancer — Viewpoint of the IARC Working Group +380% with High evidence The incidence of co-morbidities related to obesity and overweight: ... Study in 2008 +20% with Moderate evidence in 10 years
Minor Risk Factor Alcohol Beverage	2 studies A meta-analysis of alcohol drinking and cancer risk Study in 2001 +423% with High evidence in 34 years 117,000 subjects Moderate Alcohol Intake and Cancer Incidence in Women Study in 2009 +22% with High evidence 1 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Refined grains Nutrition	1 study Refined and whole grain cereals and the risk of oral, oesophageal a... Study in 2000 +60% with Moderate evidence in 10 years 156 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Foods rich in Acrylamide Nutrition	1 study Dietary acrylamide and human cancer Study in 2005 +10% with Moderate evidence 20,000 subjects

Outcomes	References
Risk Factor Mortality Musculoskeletal system	1 study Cancer statistics, 2015 Study in 2015 +80% with High evidence in 4 years 2,247,800 subjects