Oesophageal cancer: assessment of response and follow up
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Oesophageal cancer: assessment of response and follow up
The prognosis for oesophageal cancer is poor with a median survival of 3-5 months and recurrences are frequent. The best chance of cure is successful surgery and pre-operative chemoradiotherapy is used to try and improve outcomes. However, patients may either not respond or may progress during therapy and it is important to differentiate the responders from non-responders. Clinical parameters s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Imaging
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1470-7330
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2007.9019