Esophageal cancer represents a major problem globally, with an estimated 398,000 esophageal squamous cell cancers (ESCC) and 52,000 esophageal adenocarcinomas (EAC) diagnosed worldwide in 2012. The past four decades have witnessed a markedly increasing incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma in western...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent cancer and second in terms of mortality. Over 95% of CRC are adenocarcinomas, and the majority develop via the adenoma-carcinoma sequence. Several risk factors are associated with CRC, such as genetic mutations...