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SUBMITTER: Li N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6331010 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Nan N Petrick Jessica Leigh JL Steck Susan Elizabeth SE Bradshaw Patrick Terrence PT McClain Kathleen Michele KM Niehoff Nicole Michelle NM Engel Lawrence Stuart LS Shaheen Nicholas James NJ Corley Douglas Allen DA Vaughan Thomas Leonard TL Gammon Marilie Denise MD
European journal of epidemiology 20170901 11
Barrett's esophagus (BE) is the key precursor lesion of esophageal adenocarcinoma, a lethal cancer that has increased rapidly in westernized countries over the past four decades. Dietary sugar intake has also been increasing over time, and may be associated with these tumors by promoting hyperinsulinemia. The study goal was to examine multiple measures of sugar/starches intake in association with BE. This pooled analysis included 472 BE cases and 492 controls from two similarly conducted case-co ...[more]