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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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Psychological adjustment in patients post-curative treatment for oesophageal cancer: a longitudinal interview study

TL;DR: This study is the first to utilise a longitudinal qualitative design in oesophageal cancer, and provides an understanding of post-treatment adjustment over time for this clinical population through which to inform clinical practice and service development.
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PET in Gastrointestinal, Pancreatic, and Liver Cancers

TL;DR: The current state-of-the-art use of PET and PET/CT in the management of patients with gastrointestinal cancers, including esophagus, gastric, stroma cell, and colorectal, pancreatic, and liver malignancies are reviewed.
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Evidencia en seguimiento y pronóstico del cáncer de unión esofagogástrica

TL;DR: El tipo y frecuencia del seguimiento realizado influye en la supervivencia porque the deteccion de recurrencias asintomaticas permite realizar tratamientos mas precoces y efectivos.
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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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