Key takeaways:

Among patients with achalasia, esophageal Candida infection was independently associated with increased esophageal cancer risk.

This association was stronger among men and older patients.

Among individuals with achalasia, male sex, older age and prior esophageal Candida infection increased risk for esophageal cancer development, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open .

“Our findings suggest that surveillance of achalasia patients may be especially important for those with a history of Candida infection,” Gwenny M. Fuhler, PhD , associate professor in the department of gastroenterology and hepatology at Erasmus MC University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, told Healio.

Data were derived from Guo X, et al. JAMA Netw Open . 20

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