Sökning: "gastric cardia"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 29 avhandlingar innehållade orden gastric cardia.
1. Cancer of the esophagus and gastric cardia : etiological aspects
Sammanfattning : Esophageal cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer and the prognosis has not improved substantially during recent decades despite new treatments and diagnostic methods. In view of these discouraging results it is important to identify risk factors that might make primary prevention possible. LÄS MER
2. Aspects on prognosis of cancers of the oesophagus and gastric cardia
Sammanfattning : Oesophageal cancer is an aggressive form of cancer with a poor prognosis. The two main histological types are squamous-cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. In the Western world the incidence rate of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus, previously rather rare, has shown a dramatic increase in recent decades. LÄS MER
3. Diabetes, metformin and gastric adenocarcinoma
Sammanfattning : Diabetes may increase the risk and mortality of certain cancers, but its association with gastric adenocarcinoma is not clear. On the other hand, metformin, a first-line treatment for diabetes, may reduce cancer risks and improve cancer-related survival, but these associations have not been confirmed in gastric adenocarcinoma as well. LÄS MER
4. Helicobacter pylori and its Association with Gastric and Oesophageal Carcinomas
Sammanfattning : Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common infections in man. The infection is often acquired during childhood and usually results in a chronic life-long inflammation in the gastric mucosa. The aim of our studies was to investigate the association between H. pylori seropositivity and the development of gastric and oesophageal carcinomas. LÄS MER
5. Aspects of the etiology of gastric adenocarcinoma
Sammanfattning : Gastric adenocarcinoma is the fourth most common malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer death in the world. Tremendous effort has been made to look into the causation of gastric cancer. Etiological research plays a key role in identifying possible preventive and interventional measures. LÄS MER