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Esophageal Cancer: 5 New Risk Factors

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Posted by Michael Smith, MD, MBA

Michael Smith, MD, MBA, Medical Director of the Esophageal Program at Temple University Hospital, recently authored an article for Bottom Line Health, in which he discusses new risk factors for esophageal cancer. The rate of malignancy for a certain type of esophageal cancer has increased nearly six-fold in recent decades - making it one of the fastest-growing cancers in the US.

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