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Article: The Current Management of Esophageal Cancer
Title | The Current Management of Esophageal Cancer |
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Issue Date | 2007 |
Publisher | Mosby, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/advsurg |
Citation | Advances In Surgery, 2007, v. 41, p. 93-119 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The divergence in epidemiology between the East and West has made interpretation of data in the literature more difficult and has affected the choice of the most appropriate surgical technique and treatment strategies. The management of esophageal cancer certainly has evolved, and many more options are available. Stage-directed strategies and individualization of treatment are important considerations. Surgeons play a central role in directing management of this disease by advising how best to integrate surgical therapy with nonoperative programs. Surgeons should aim at improving their results further, so that the best results of surgery are compared with seemingly "safer" nonsurgical therapies. Low death rates have been achieved in specialized centers, but there still is much room for improvement in morbidity rates. Even with the best surgical resection and chemoradiation therapy, distant failure remains a barrier to improved survival rates. Therapeutic improvements will require more effective systemic drugs and a better ability to predict responders with precision. Management strategies will evolve further, with improvements in molecular techniques, imaging methods, and introduction of more novel tumoricidal agents. The challenge for the future is to test strategies critically in a scientific, unbiased manner and to explore other innovative treatments. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/83410 |
ISSN | 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.371 |
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dc.contributor.author | Law, S | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, J | en_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-06T08:40:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2010-09-06T08:40:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citation | Advances In Surgery, 2007, v. 41, p. 93-119 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issn | 0065-3411 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/83410 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The divergence in epidemiology between the East and West has made interpretation of data in the literature more difficult and has affected the choice of the most appropriate surgical technique and treatment strategies. The management of esophageal cancer certainly has evolved, and many more options are available. Stage-directed strategies and individualization of treatment are important considerations. Surgeons play a central role in directing management of this disease by advising how best to integrate surgical therapy with nonoperative programs. Surgeons should aim at improving their results further, so that the best results of surgery are compared with seemingly "safer" nonsurgical therapies. Low death rates have been achieved in specialized centers, but there still is much room for improvement in morbidity rates. Even with the best surgical resection and chemoradiation therapy, distant failure remains a barrier to improved survival rates. Therapeutic improvements will require more effective systemic drugs and a better ability to predict responders with precision. Management strategies will evolve further, with improvements in molecular techniques, imaging methods, and introduction of more novel tumoricidal agents. The challenge for the future is to test strategies critically in a scientific, unbiased manner and to explore other innovative treatments. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. | en_HK |
dc.language | eng | en_HK |
dc.publisher | Mosby, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/advsurg | en_HK |
dc.relation.ispartof | Advances in Surgery | en_HK |
dc.rights | Advances in Surgery. Copyright © Mosby, Inc. | en_HK |
dc.title | The Current Management of Esophageal Cancer | en_HK |
dc.type | Article | en_HK |
dc.identifier.openurl | http://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0065-3411&volume=41&spage=93&epage=119&date=2007&atitle=The+current+management+of+esophageal+cancer | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Law, S: slaw@hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, J: jwong@hkucc.hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Law, S=rp00437 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Wong, J=rp00322 | en_HK |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.yasu.2007.05.007 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.pmid | 17972559 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-34548680299 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 138789 | en_HK |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-34548680299&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_HK |
dc.identifier.volume | 41 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.spage | 93 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.epage | 119 | en_HK |
dc.publisher.place | United States | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Law, S=7202241293 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Wong, J=8049324500 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0065-3411 | - |