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Oesophageal Cancer
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Reviewed December 2011
14 Resources Found
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| Title: | Staging of oesophageal cancer |
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| Publisher: | Department of Health Western Australia |
| Description: | Staging algorithm for patients with esophageal cancer on histology, to determine the subsequent course of treatment. |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Barrett's oesophagus |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | People who experience persistent heartburn are at risk of developing Barrett's oesophagus. The chronic reflux of gastric juices causes changes in the cell lining of the lower oesophagus, which can sometimes turn cancerous. Treatment includes medication and surgery. |
| Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Title: | Chemotherapy before surgery may help patients with surgically removable esophageal cancer to live longer. |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Cancer of the esophagus is often not discovered until it is in quite an advanced state. This means that even removing the tumor by surgery is not very successful and many people die within five years. Chemotherapy (cancer fighting drugs such as cisplati... |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Surgery versus endoscopic therapies for early oesophageal cancer in Barrett's oesophagus |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This Cochrane review has indicated that there are no randomised controlled trials to compare management options in this vital area, therefore trials should be undertaken as a matter of urgency. Current use of endotherapies in the care of patients with e... |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Oesophageal cancer: what is it? - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Find out about oesophageal cancer, including risk factors, causes and symptoms of this disease. |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Barrett's oesophagus - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Barrett's oesophagus occurs when the acidic stomach contents are continuously refluxed onto the lining of the oesophagus, causing changes to the structure of the tissue. |
| Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Title: | Oesophageal cancer (Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus) |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Information covering oesophagus cancer (adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus) that arise from the glandular cells of the epithelium which lines the lower part of the gullet. |
| Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Title: | Preoperative radiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma (cancer of the gullet) |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | If the tumour has not spread, surgery is usually the standard treatment for cancer of the esophagus (the tube between the throat and stomach). Surgery to remove the cancer can help people to live longer, but the prognosis is still very poor. Trials have... |
| Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Title: | Oesophageal cancer treatment - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Treatment of oesophageal cancer will depend on the size of the cancer, whether it has spread and the patient's age and health. |
| Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Title: | Chinese medicinal herbs for esophageal cancer |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Chinese herbal medicines are widely used as adjunct therapy to chemo- or radiotherapy in patients being treated for cancer of the esophagus. As yet there is no evidence that herbal medicines are effective or not in this role. The authors performed a sys... |
| Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Title: | Treatment of Barrett's oesophagus |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | One of the two main types of oesophageal (gullet) cancer, oesophageal adenocarcinoma, is rapidly increasing in incidence in the western world. The prognosis for patients treated for oesophageal adenocarcinoma is appalling with fewer than 15% of individu... |
| Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Title: | Oesophageal cancer (Squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus) |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Oesophageal cancer by professional health specialists. |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Stomach & oesophageal cancer |
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| Publisher: | The Cancer Council Victoria |
| Description: | Risk factors for stomach and oesophageal cancer include smoking, being aged over 50 and being male - both cancers are more common in men than in women. |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Oesophageal cancer symptoms - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Learn about some of the symptoms associated with oesophageal cancer. |
| Date: | Aug 2001 |
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