“…The two most common types of esophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenocarcinoma (AC), which has different etiologies, biological characteristics and geographic distributions 4 . The etiological factors for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma include use of tobacco, alcohol, poor diet deficient in vitamins, indoor pollution, and consumption of hot beverages; whereas esophageal adenocarcinoma has been found to be associated with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, obesity, tobacco use, and genetic risk factors [5][6][7] .…”