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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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Lower local recurrence rate after robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy than conventional thoracoscopic surgery for esophageal cancer

TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (RATE) and conventional thoracic esophageal cancer (TE) was performed on 121 patients with either esophagus or esophagogastric junction cancers.
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Prophylactic supraclavicular lymph node dissection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TL;DR: No clear data support prophylactic SCLN dissection in addition to cervical paraesophageal node dissection is beneficial for patients with ESCC, according to a meta-analysis of long-term and short-term outcomes.
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Severe lymphopenia acquired during chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer: Incidence and external validation of a prediction model.

TL;DR: In this paper, an external validation of a prediction model for grade 4 lymphopenia in patients treated with chemoradiotherapy (CRT) according to Chemoradiectomy for Oesophageal cancer followed by Surgery Study (CROSS) regimen is performed.
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OUP accepted manuscript

TL;DR: In this paper , a review on the treatment of elderly esophageal cancer is presented, focusing on the histological differences and treatment strategies for resectable patients in Japan and the rest of the world.
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Limited additional value of cervical ultrasonography over a negative 18F-FDG PET/CT for diagnosing cervical lymph node metastases in patients with esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: Cervical ultrasonography has very limited additional diagnostic value as supplement to a negative 18F-FDG PET/CT in the detection of cervical lymph node metastases during the initial staging of patients with esophageal cancer.
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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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