Dave Hirao died as a result of oesophageal cancer in 2008 at the age of 63.
The writer, critic and journalist has died aged 62 after contracting oesophageal cancer.
He held his chair at Edinburgh until his death from oesophageal cancer in 1988.
A similar parasite, Spirocerca lupi, can cause oesophageal cancer in dogs.
The report cites a potential two-fold increased risk of oesophageal cancer associated with Asian pickled vegetable consumption.
The technique is as for treating oesophageal cancers and has been published previously.
The following year Larkin began to suffer from oesophageal cancer.
She was married to Thaw until his death from oesophageal cancer on 21 February 2002.
Among the general population of people aged 60 to 79, the chance of developing oesophageal cancer is about one in 1,000 over five years.
"In addition, the researchers point out that the risk is small and that few people taking bisphosphonates are likely to develop oesophageal cancer."