Temporal trends in long-term survival and cure rates in esophageal cancer: A SEER database analysis

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 443-447

  Dubecz, Attila ^a   Gall, Isabell ^a   Solymosi, Norbert ^b   Schweigert, Michael ^a   Peters, Jeffrey H ^c   Feith, Marcus ^d   Stein, Hubert J ^a  

^a KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cure; Esophageal cancer; Long term survival; Temporal trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84858333168     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182397751     Document Type: Article

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