Infectious causes of esophageal cancer.

Infect Dis Clin North Am

The Whiteley-Martin Research Centre, Discipline of Surgery, Nepean Hospital, The University of Sydney, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.

Published: December 2010

There are very few data linking infectious agents and esophageal cancer. There are conflicting data for some viruses, notably human papillomavirus, but very few data for bacteria, parasites, fungi, or yeast. Esophageal cancer is increasing in Western countries and the reasons for this remain unknown.

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