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Preoperative and Early Postoperative Quality of Life Predict Survival in Potentially Curable Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Annals of Surgical Oncology, 10/20/09

Heijl MV et al. – In the present paper the first large consecutive series of potentially curable esophageal cancer patients is presented in whom prospectively collected QoL data before and after potentially curative surgical resection were used to predict survival. Both preoperative (physical symptoms) and postoperative (social functioning, pain, and activity level) QoL subscales are independent predictors of survival in potentially curable patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma.

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Association of serum levels of lipid and its novel constituents with the different stages of esophageal carcinoma
Lipids in Health and Disease, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Optimal dose of preoperative enteral immunonutrition for patients with esophageal cancer
Surgery Today, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 66%

The high incidence of esophageal cancer in parts of China may result primarily from genetic rather than environmental factors
Diseases of the Esophagus, 11/10/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Long-term survivors of esophageal cancer: Disease-specific quality of life, general health and complications
Journal of Surgical Oncology, 11/02/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Pilot study on confocal endomicroscopy for determination of the depth of squamous cell esophageal cancer in vivo
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 65%