Esophageal Cancer in Northeastern Iran
Background:
-Esophageal cancer is the most common cancer in Iran s Golestan Province. Nutritional deficiencies, ethnicity and environmental exposures might contribute to the development of this disease.
Objectives:
-To better understand the cause of esophageal cancer in Golestan Province and to reduce its occurrence there.
Eligibility:
-Adults from the Gonbad, Aq-Qala and Kalaleh districts of eastern Golestan Province in Iran.
Design:
* The study is a collaboration between NIH, the Digestive Disease Research Center of Teheran University of Medical Sciences, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
* Participants complete a lifestyle questionnaire and food frequency questionnaire.
* Samples of participants blood, urine, hair and toenail clippings are obtained.
Gender: All
Ages: 30 Years - 99 Years
Esophageal Cancer
GI Disease
