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Editorial
. 2020 Dec 31;13(1):109.
doi: 10.3390/cancers13010109.

Oesophageal Adenocarcinomas: Where Do We Stand Today?

Karl-Frederick Karstens  1 , Björn Ole Stüben  1 , Matthias Reeh  1
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Editorial

Oesophageal Adenocarcinomas: Where Do We Stand Today?

Karl-Frederick Karstens et al. Cancers (Basel). .

Abstract

Oesophageal cancers (oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas) haven been responsible for more than one million deaths worldwide in 2018 [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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