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Archive Home > 2008 > February > 28 > Tough to swallow Health in brief

Tough to swallow Health in brief


February 28, 2008

Cases of esophageal cancer in the U.S. have risen from 300,000 cases in 1973 to 2.1 million in 2001, closely following the trends of increased carbohydrate intake and obesity, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

While the causes of esophageal cancer....

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