article_snippet: Between 1977 and 2011, the number of cases soared — by 65 per cent in men and 26 per cent in women, according to Cancer Research UK.
article_snippet: Men are three times more likely to develop adenocarcinoma
article_snippet: — the most common type — than women.
article_snippet: Why is unclear, but one theory is the female oesophagus is more resistant to damage, says Professor Griffin.
article_snippet: Between 1977 and 2011, the number of cases soared - by 65 per cent in men and 26 per cent in women .