Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Subject "Oesophageal cancer"
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Oesophageal cancer management guidelines for Uganda.
(Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa, 2009)In Uganda, Oesophageal cancer is the third commonest malignancy in men and the fourth commonest in women, with an age standardized incidence rate of 13 - 14 per 100,000 of the population1,2. It remains a challenging tumour ... -
Prevalence of high risk human papilloma virus in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma as seen at the Department of Pathology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda.
(2009-07)BACKGROUND: Oesophageal cancer is a global health problem being the 8th commonest cancer and the 6th leading cause of cancer related deaths in the world with the majority of cases occurring in developing countries. It is ... -
Risk factors for and types of oesophageal cancer
(Elsevier, 2004-12-04)In his Comment, Alastair Munro (Aug 14, p 566) mentions that the potential influence of histology has been largely ignored in clinical trials of oesophageal cancer. He notes that the frequency of adenocarcinoma is rising, ...