Popescu C R, Bertesteanu S V G, Mirea D, Grigore Raluca, lonescu Diana, Popescu B
ENT Department, Coltea Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
J Med Life. 2010 Oct-Dec;3(4):396-401.
At the beginning of the 21st century the hypopharynx and the cervical esophagus cancer represents a major issue for all countries of the world. The epidemiology of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus cancer deals with the spread of the disease in the human population with regard to sex, age, profession, time and space, as well as risk factors that contribute to these phenomena. The main goal is to investigate the causes and the factors involved in the development of the tumors at the pharyngoesophageal junction, knowledge that contributes to the latest therapeutic assessment through interdisciplinary collaboration (E.N.T. surgeon, general surgeon, radiation oncologist, chemotherapist, and nutritionist). The epidemiology of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus cancer includes three major areas of interest: descriptive (the study of the spread in mass population), analytical (the study of causal risk factors on the disease) and experimental (that verifies by experiments on animals the prior identified hypothesis).
在21世纪初，下咽癌和颈段食管癌是世界各国面临的一个重大问题。下咽癌和颈段食管癌的流行病学涉及该疾病在人群中的传播情况，包括性别、年龄、职业、时间和空间等方面，以及导致这些现象的风险因素。主要目标是研究咽食管交界处肿瘤发生的原因和相关因素，这些知识通过跨学科合作（耳鼻喉科医生、普通外科医生、放射肿瘤学家、化疗专家和营养师）有助于最新的治疗评估。下咽癌和颈段食管癌的流行病学包括三个主要研究领域：描述性研究（对大规模人群中疾病传播的研究）、分析性研究（对疾病因果风险因素的研究）和实验性研究（通过动物实验验证先前确定的假设）。
