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Jacob R Moremen1, Elaine N Skopelja1, DuyKhanh P Ceppa1.
Abstract
The incidence of esophageal cancer has been steadily increasing. The 5-year survival of esophageal cancer has minimally improved over the past 30 years. In this article, we review the management of esophageal cancer, focusing on the literature investigating the role of induction chemotherapy and radiation therapy.Entities:
Keywords: Esophageal cancer; chemotherapy; radiation therapy; trimodality therapy
Year: 2014 PMID: 24876935 PMCID: PMC4037412 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.03.10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895