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Esophageal Cancer Therapy

Researchers at University of Michigan, Division of Hematology-Oncology target esophageal cancer therapy

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, January 26th, 2007

Research findings, "Preoperative chemoradiation for the treatment of locoregional esophageal cancer: the standard of care," are discussed in a new report. "Esophageal cancer has one of the highest mortality rates among patients with solid tumors. Surgical resection has been a cornerstone of treatment for localized esophageal cancer, but recently treatment strategies have become more aggressive and now include chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery," scientists in the United States report.

"Two meta-analyses confirmed a survival benefit at 3 years from neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiation without compromising the ability to undergo surgical resection and without an...

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