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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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Potent molecular-targeted therapies for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors summarized the molecular profiles of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) based on the findings of pivotal comprehensive molecular analyses, highlighting potent therapeutic targets for establishing future precision medicine for ESCC patients, with the most recent results of clinical trials.
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Immunotherapy in esophageal cancer-An update

TL;DR: The dawn of the immunotherapy resurgence has brought hope in the lives of many patients with lung cancer and other solid tumors, and emerging data for esophageal cancer also indicates benefit in selected patients.
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Conditional relative survival in nonmetastatic esophagogastric cancer between 2006 and 2020: A population‐based study

TL;DR: In this article , the 3-year relative survival (CRS) of patients with nonmetastatic esophageal or gastric cancer diagnosed between 2006 and 2020 treated with curative intent (resection with or without [neo]adjuvant therapy, or chemoradiotherapy) were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry.
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Definitive Simultaneous Integrated Boost Versus Conventional-Fractionated Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Patients With Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of simultaneous integrated boost-intensity modulated radiotherapy (SIB-IMRT) and conventional fractionated-imRT in definitive radiotherapy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) were compared.
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A novel nomogram predicting the risk of postoperative pneumonia for esophageal cancer patients after minimally invasive esophagectomy

TL;DR: A predictive nomogram was constructed that could accurately identify the risk factors for postoperative pneumonia and take corresponding measures to reduce the incidence of PP.
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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

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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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