Trends in esophageal cancer survival in United States adults from 1973 to 2009: A SEER database analysis

Background and Aim: The rise in incidence of esophageal cancer (EC) in the USA over the last four decades has been well documented; however, data on trends in long‐term survival and impact on modern therapies associated with survival are lacking. Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Resu...

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Published in:	Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1141 - 1146
Main Authors:	Njei, Basile, McCarty, Thomas R, Birk, John W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2016
Subjects:	adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis Adenocarcinoma - mortality Adenocarcinoma - therapy Age Factors Aged carcinoma Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy Early Detection of Cancer Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnosis Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality Esophageal Neoplasms - therapy Esophagectomy - trends esophagus Female Humans Kaplan-Meier Estimate Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Neoplasm Staging Predictive Value of Tests Proportional Hazards Models Retrospective Studies Risk Factors SEER Program squamous Survival Rate - trends Time Factors Treatment Outcome United States adenocarcinoma squamous carcinoma esophagus
ISSN:	0815-9319, 1440-1746, 1440-1746
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