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Adenocarcinoma
Research conducted at Erasmus University has provided new information about adenocarcinoma
July 22nd, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, " Early identification of patients at risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) might improve survival. To assess the medical resource utilization in the 3 years before OAC diagnosis as potential markers for early identification and intervention." " We identified 65 incident OAC within the Integrated Primary Care Information database. For comparison, we randomly selected 260 age- and gender-matched population controls. We abstracted the use of gastric acid inhibitors, general practitioner (GP) and specialist care, and gastroscopies in the 3 years before the detection of...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-22)
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