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Oesophageal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

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In the EU, the highest age-standardised incidence rates for oesophageal cancer are in the Netherlands for men and the UK for women, and variation between countries is high and may reflect different prevalence of risk factors, use of screening and diagnostic methods.
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This article is published in Annals of Oncology.The article was published on 2013-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 810 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: European union & Cancer.

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Radiotherapy Combined With Concurrent Nedaplatin-Based Chemotherapy for Stage II–III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

TL;DR: The existing research results support that nedaplatin can be used in concurrent chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, and this study focuses on the discovery of a better nedenplatin-based combination regimen.
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Ligamentum teres augmentation (LTA) for hiatal hernia repair after minimally invasive esophageal resection: a new use for an old structure

TL;DR: In this article, the ligamentum teres hepatis was used to close the hiatal defect after minimally invasive esophageal resection with gastric sleeve conduit.
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The abdominal-transhiatal surgical approach versus the thoracoabdominal surgical approach in Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction: protocol for a multicenter prospective, open, parallel, and randomized controlled trial

TL;DR: A prospective, multicenter, open, randomized, and parallel controlled study named S2AEG as mentioned in this paper was conducted to compare the surgical outcomes between abdominal transhiatal (TH) and right thoracoabdominal (RTA) approaches in patients with resectable Siewert type II AEG.
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High versus Standard Radiation Dose of Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors compared the efficacy and safety of high vs standard radiation dose of definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (dCCRT) for esophageal cancer (EC).
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Perioperative Chemotherapy versus Surgery Alone for Resectable Gastroesophageal Cancer

TL;DR: In patients with operable gastric or lower esophageal adenocarcinomas, a perioperative regimen of ECF decreased tumor size and stage and significantly improved progression-free and overall survival.
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Cancer incidence and mortality patterns in Europe: Estimates for 40 countries in 2012

TL;DR: Up-to-date estimates of the cancer burden in Europe alongside the description of the varying distribution of common cancers at both the regional and country level provide a basis for establishing priorities to cancer control actions in Europe.
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Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality in the United States

TL;DR: Mortality decreased as volume increased for all 14 types of procedures, but the relative importance of volume varied markedly according to the type of procedure.
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Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal or Junctional Cancer

TL;DR: Preoperative chemoradiotherapy improved survival among patients with potentially curable esophageal or esophagogastric-junction cancer and the regimen was associated with acceptable adverse-event rates.
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