Risk of Esophageal Cancer

Data from a case-control study of esophageal cancer in Ille-et-Vilaine, France.

John J. Como, MD, MPH
December 2015

Introduction

  1. Esophageal cancer is prevalent and highly lethal.
  2. There are several known risk factors in the development of esophageal cancer, including age, cigarette smoking, and alcohol abuse.
  3. A case-control study in France quantified the risk of development of esophageal cancer for 88 age/alcohol/tobacco combinations.
  4. This Shiny app calculated the risk of esophageal cancer for different age/alcohol/tobacco combinations.

Shiny app