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Review
. 2010 Sep 4:8:75.
doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-8-75.

Proposed follow up programme after curative resection for lower third oesophageal cancer

L H Moyes  1 , J E Anderson, M J Forshaw
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Proposed follow up programme after curative resection for lower third oesophageal cancer

L H Moyes et al. World J Surg Oncol. .

Abstract

The incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma has risen throughout the Western world over the last three decades. The prognosis remains poor as many patients are elderly and present with advanced disease. Those patients who are suitable for resection remain at high risk of disease recurrence. It is important that cancer patients take part in a follow up protocol to detect disease recurrence, offer psychological support, manage nutritional disorders and facilitate audit of surgical outcomes. Despite the recognition that regular postoperative follow up plays a key role in ongoing care of cancer patients, there is little consensus on the nature of the process. This paper reviews the published literature to determine the optimal timing and type of patient follow up for those after curative oesophageal resection.

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