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Esophageal cancer : epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment / Guy Douglas Eslick, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cancer etiology, diagnosis, and treatments.
- Cancer etiology, diagnosis and treatments
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Esophagus--Cancer.
- Esophagus.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book presents current research in the study of esophageal cancer. Topics discussed include epidemiology and risk factors; helicobacter pylori infection and esophageal cancer; celiac disease and the risk of esophageal cancer; radiation therapy of esophageal tumors; endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal carcinoma; minimally invasive esophagectomy versus open techniques; esophagectomy for advanced stage esophageal cancer and surgical treatment of cervical esophageal cancer.
- Contents:
- The experiences of an esophageal cancer patient / Derek Maule
- Esophageal cancer : epidemiology and risk factors / Aaron P. Thrift, Nirmala Pandeya, David C. Whiteman
- Helicobacter pylori infection and esophageal cancer : a systematic review of the evidence / Kelly Eitzen, Guy D. Eslick, Michael R. Cox
- High-temperature beverages and esophageal cancer / Farin Kamangar, Gillian B. Silver, Farhad Islami
- Celiac disease and the risk of esophageal cancer : a systematic review and meta-analysis / Martin Tio, Guy D. Eslick, Michael R. Cox
- Esophageal cancer in South Africa / Vikash Sewram ... [et al.]
- Genetic predisposition/prognosis of esophageal cancer : recent developments and emerging trends / Balraj Mittal, Meenakshi Umar, Rohit Upadhyay
- Endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal carcinoma / Mihir Patel, Othman M., Timothy A. Woodward
- Endoscopic approaches to esophageal cancer / Erika Madrigal, Jennifer Chennat
- Radiation therapy of esophageal tumors / Bryan Burmeister
- Esophageal cancer and perioperative nutrition / Kalli Castille, Andrea Reser
- Minimally invasive esophagectomy versus open techniques : a review of the meta-analytic evidence / Marc M. Dantoc, Guy D. Eslick, Michael R. Cox
- Esophagectomy for advanced stage esophageal cancer : how and how much? / Daniel Tong, Simon Law
- Surgical treatment of cervical esophageal cancer / Shah-Hwa Chou, Jadzia Chou, Hung-Te Hsu
- Training in esophageal surgery / Matthew F. Leeman, Simon Paterson-Brown.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-62100-713-8
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