Open AccessEvaluation of Quality of Life Following Placement of Self‐Expanding Plastic Stents as a Bridge to Surgery in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal Cancer
Author(s) -
Martin Robert C.G.,
Can Robert M.,
Brown Russell E.,
Ellis Susan F.,
Williams Sharon,
Scoggins C.R.,
Abbas Abbas E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0344
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal cancer , neoadjuvant therapy , radiation therapy , quality of life (healthcare) , surgery , chemotherapy , dysphagia , cancer , esophageal stent , oncology , stent , breast cancer , nursing
Learning ObjectivesDescribe the quality of life changes that can occur during neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer. Explain the use of esophageal stenting during neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer.