Clustering of esophageal cancer among white men in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Studies of the geographic distribution of esophageal cancer in the United States have been limited. We aimed to examine geographic clustering of esophageal cancer in the United States and assess whether that clustering is explained by the distribution of known risk factors for esophageal cancer. We conducted cluster analyses derived from county mortality rates of esophageal cancer, using publicly available datasets. State incidence rates of esophageal adenocarcinoma were from the National Program of Cancer Registries, and county esophageal-cancer mortality rates were from the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. County prevalences of cigarette use, alcohol use, obesity, education, and income were published estimates derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the Ameri

SUBMITTER: Rubenstein JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303731 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature