Patient Basics: Esophageal Cancer
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? Esophageal cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the esophagus. The esophagus ...
Tag: esophageal cancer
Incidence of esophageal cancer subtypes vary drastically globally and by gender
1. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma accounted for nearly 90% of all global esophageal carcinoma subtypes. 2. Men had a higher ...
Subtype of metastatic esophageal cancer not a contraindication to surgery
1. Supraclavicular lymph node (SCLN) positive patients with esophageal cancer, who were subsequently SCLN negative after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, were not ...
Salvage surgery may improve survival in local recurrence of esophageal cancer
1. The use of salvage surgery in locoregional recurrence of esophageal cancer following chemoradiotherapy demonstrated significantly increased survival compared to ...
Preoperative chemoradiotherapy associated with reduced recurrence rates of esophageal cancer
Image: PD 1. Compared to patients receiving surgery alone, patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy (CRT) prior to resection experience reduced local recurrence, ...
New device reduces acid exposure in gastroesophageal reflux disease
Feb 22nd - Magnetic sphincter augmentation was effective in reducing esophageal acid exposure and improved quality of life in gastric ...