ReviewInternational journal of clinical oncology2010
Alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, and the development of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluating the effect of cigarettes smoking on oesophageal cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis with dose-response relationships.European journal of public health · 2026Pooled it
- The role of lymphocyte-C-reactive protein ratio in the prognosis of gastrointestinal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- A comprehensive analysis of mRNA expression profiles of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma reveals downregulation of Desmoglein 1 and crucial genomic targets.Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers · 2023Pooled it
- Diet and Esophageal Cancer Risk: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Pooled it
- Association Analysis of GSTP1-rs1695 Polymorphism with the Risk of Oral Cancer: A Literature Review, an Updated Meta- Analysis, and a Structural Assessment.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Pooled it
- An update of the WCRF/AICR systematic literature review and meta-analysis on dietary and anthropometric factors and esophageal cancer risk.Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology · 2017Pooled it
- Dietary patterns and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of cancer · 2014Pooled it
- The epidemiology of cancer among police officers.American journal of industrial medicine · 2013Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of ADH1B and ALDH2 polymorphisms and esophageal cancer risk in China.World journal of gastroenterology · 2010Pooled it
- Esophageal cancer: from pathogenesis to precision therapies.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026Review
- The potential of MCM8 as a biomarker in esophageal carcinoma: a comprehensive analysis integrating m6a methylation and angiogenesis.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Children's health affected by parent's behavioral characteristics: a review.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2024Article
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- Mortality burden and future projections of major risk factors for esophageal cancer in China from 1990 to 2019.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024Article
- Hypoalbuminemia is Associated with Higher 90-Day Mortality and Poor Prognosis in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Liver Cirrhosis Receiving Radiotherapy-Based Therapy.Cancer management and research · 2024Article
- Risk for Esophageal Cancer Based on Lifestyle Factors-Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Body Mass Index: Insight from a South Korean Population Study in a Low-Incidence Area.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- IL-1β transgenic mouse model of inflammation driven esophageal and oral squamous cell carcinoma.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Secular Trends in Incidence of Esophageal Cancer in Taiwan from 1985 to 2019: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis.Cancers · 2022Article
- Single-Cell Transcriptomics of Endothelial Cells in Upper and Lower Human Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- The relationship between P16Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common incident cancer in the world and ranks sixth among all cancers in mortality. Esophageal cancers are classified into two histological types; esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and adenocarcinoma, and the incidences of these types show a striking variety of geographic distribution, possibly reflecting differences in exposure to specific environmental factors. Both alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking are major risk factors for the development of ESCC. Acetaldehyde is the most toxic ethanol metabolite in alcohol-associated carcinogenesis, while ethanol itself stimulates carcinogenesis by inhibiting DNA methylation and by interacting with retinoid metabolism. Cigarette smoke contains more than 60 carcinogens and there are strong links between some of these carcinogens and various smoking-induced cancers; these mechanisms are well established. Synergistic effects of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption are also observed in carcinogenesis of the upper aerodigestive tract. Of note, intensive molecular biological studies have revealed the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of ESCC, including genetic and epigenetic alterations. However, a wide range of molecular changes is associated with ESCC, possibly because the esophagus is exposed to many kinds of carcinogens including alcohol and cigarette smoke, and it remains unclear which alterations are the most critical for esophageal carcinogenesis. This brief review summarizes the general mechanisms of alcohol- and smoking-induced carcinogenesis and then discusses the mechanisms of the development of ESCC, with special attention to alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking.
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