Of those the vast majority, about 13,000 were in men, and about 3,500 were in women. The disease killed about 14,000 people, once again with men being the vast majority, with 11,200 fatal cases compared to 3,000 among women. Worldwide, esophageal cancer is the seventh leading cause of death by cancer.
Map based on Adriaen Block's 1614 expedition to New Netherland, featuring the first use of the name. New Netherland (Dutch: Nieuw-Nederland, Latin: Nova Belgica or Novum Belgium) was a 17th-century colonial province of the Seven United Netherlands that was located on the East Coast of North America.
the Province of New Netherland. Although most Americans are familiar with the basic outline of the British colonization of America, and even know some information on the Spanish and French settlements, their is less familiarity with the history and geography of another new word settler, namely the Dutch.