Occasional acid indigestion and heartburn triggered by reflux is called gastroesophageal reflux.
When it happens on a regular basistwo or more times a weekit is calledGERD.
They’re more likely to occur at night when a person is lying down.
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Why Is GERD Linked to Cancer?
The questionnaires asked them about their health, diet, and lifestyles.
In this study, the factor being investigated is GERD.
However, globally, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is much more common than adenocarcinoma, he adds.
The study found that 2,108 participants developed esophageal orlaryngeal cancerfrom 1995 to 2011.
These findings indicate that people with GERD have approximately a two-times greater risk of developing these types of cancers.
“We expect that our publication may lead other researchers to test this hypothesis in future studies.
GERD is one risk factor for esophageal and laryngeal cancer, but not the most serious one.
Our findings should not alarm people diagnosed with GERD, he adds.
2020;158(5):1250-1261. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.12.014
