Esophagus - Cancer

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Recovery of Patient-Reported Quality of Life After Esophagectomy

April 13, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

This study aimed to measure the quality of life (QOL) as reported by patients after esophagectomy, a procedure which has a high rate of mortality. Researchers found that the one hundred and three patients in...

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Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group: An American Association for Thoracic Surgery Clinical Trials Initiative

June 13, 2024 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This editorial summarizes the landscape that led to the founding of the Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group in 2017, in an era when, due to various oncology group reorganizations, a need...

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Recovery of Patient-Reported Quality of Life After Esophagectomy

April 13, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

This study aimed to measure the quality of life (QOL) as reported by patients after esophagectomy, a procedure which has a high rate of mortality. Researchers found that the one...

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Long-Term Quality of Life After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer

February 9, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

To understand the shift toward nonsurgical management of esophageal cancer, researchers set out to determine the long-term quality of life (QOL) after esophagectomy. This study found that, in esophagectomy patients...

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Global Thoracic Surgery

August 27, 2022 | Emily FarkasBronze Contributor

The delivery of thoracic surgical care in less-resourced areas is explored in this landmark series of articles, hoping to engage the thoracic surgeon in global health equity. There is a...

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In Global News: Raising Esophageal Cancer Awareness, Healthy Eating for Healthy Arteries, and Avoiding TAVR-Induced Coronary Obstruction

April 6, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care A baby in Taiwan is the third-lightest to have undergone repair of a type A interrupted aortic arch and aortopulmonary window. Did you know that April is Esophageal...

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Extended Release of Perioperative Immunotherapy Prevents Tumor Recurrence and Eliminates Metastases

March 23, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Surgery for cancer is known to suppress immune response and facilitate the development of metastases. In this study in mice, a scaffold designed to release agonists of innate immunity over...

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In Global News: Lowering the Maximum Nicotine in Cigarettes, iPS Cells for Heart Failure, and Anticoagulants and CKD

March 16, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care Some Syrian refugee children have received surgery for congenital heart defects in Jordan, however many refugees in need of complex medical care are unable to receive such care....

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In Global News: Raising Lung Cancer Awareness, Atrial Fibrillation News, and Repurposing an Asthma Drug for Aortic Aneurysm

February 9, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care Doctors in Abu Dhabi, UAE, say that a surprisingly high number of young Emirati adults have atrial fibrillation. Two lung cancer survivors attended last Sunday’s Super Bowl 52...

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Evaluation of Esophageal Anastomotic Integrity With Serial Pleural Amylase Levels

January 23, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Miller and colleagues retrospectively compared anastomotic integrity with pleural amylase levels (PAL), measured daily from postoperative day 3-10 after an Ivor Lewis esophagectomy. Three of 45 patients had an anastomotic...

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In Global News: 3D Printing Tracheas, Free Heart Surgery for Children, and a Test for Barrett’s Esophagus

January 19, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care China and Cambodia will work together on a program to provide free heart surgery to 100 Cambodian children with congenital heart disease. Quadruple bypass surgery was the inspiration...

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Pathologists Face Their “Deep Blue” Moment

December 13, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

As many will recall, world chess champion Garry Kasparov was defeated by IBM’s Deep Blue computer in 1997. Now machine-learning algorithms have bested trained pathologists in differentiating between benign and...

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Big Tobacco’s Court-Ordered Ads Make Their Debut

November 27, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Newspaper and prime time TV advertisements are beginning in the US today that detail the medical toll that smoking exacts on its victims. The ads are paid for by big...

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