ZIA CP000185-10575 (ZIA) | |||
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Title | A Study of the Prevalence of Esophageal Squamous Dysplasia in Western Kenya: the STEP Study | ||
Institution | NCI, Bethesda, MD | ||
Principal Investigator | Dawsey, Sanford | NCI Program Director | N/A |
Cancer Activity | N/A | Division | DCEG |
Funded Amount | $39,311 | Project Dates | 01/01/2010 - N/A |
Fiscal Year | 2012 | Project Type | Intramural |
Research Topics w/ Percent Relevance | Cancer Types w/ Percent Relevance | ||
Biochemical Epidemiology (45.0%) Cancer (100.0%) Digestive Diseases (100.0%) |
Esophagus (100.0%) | ||
Research Type | |||
Resources and Infrastructure Related to Etiology Resources and Infrastructure Related to Detection, Diagnosis, or Prognosis |
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Abstract | |||
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is common in the developing world, and is a leading cancer diagnosis in western Kenya. Tenwek Hospital is a 300 bed mission hospital located in Bomet District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya, approximately 200 miles northwest of Nairobi. Tenwek serves as a primary health care facility for approximately 400,000 people within a 50 km radius of the hospital. ESCC is the most common malignancy seen at Tenwek Hospital, and the patients show a very unusual age distribution, with about 8% of cases diagnosed at |