Abstract
The association of gastroesophageal reflux disease
(GERD) and esophageal cancer is well known. The
carcinogenic properties of the gastroduodenal contents
may also lead to cancer in target organs for GERD
especially considering that they do not have intrinsic
protective mechanisms as found in the esophagus. This
review focuses on the putative relation between GERD
and non-esophageal cancer. Most of the papers reviewed
are far from ideal to prove the relationship of extraesophageal cancer and GERD since a small number of