Surgery for esophageal cancer: quality of life matters

Editorial

Jonathan C Salo. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Jan.

. 2010 Jan;17(1):12-3.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-009-0741-9. Epub 2009 Oct 23.

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Comment on

Preoperative and early postoperative quality of life predict survival in potentially curable patients with esophageal cancer.
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