Health
Elderly esophageal cancer patients often receive suboptimal therapy due to perceived risks – EurekAlert
Elderly patients (70 years and over) with locally advanced esophageal (E) and esophagogastric junction (EGJ) cancer (located in the stomach and esophagus) should…
CHICAGO: Elderly patients (70 years and over) with locally advanced esophageal (E) and esophagogastric junction (EGJ) cancer (located in the stomach and esophagus) should be considered for optimal therapy that has the potential to cure. This therapy regimen includes initial chemoradiotherapy (NACR) and surgical resection, an operation that removes the cancerous part of the organ.
According to researchers, this recommended therapy is often not offered to elderly patients out of concern that they…
-
General24 hours agoFerries and celebrities as pollies dash to win the west
-
General19 hours agoSikh Lane a WA first as Dongara puts multicultural history on the map
-
General23 hours agoJacinta Nampijinpa Price vows to ‘make Australia great again’, accuses media of being ‘Trump obsessed’
-
General22 hours agoBad raptor: vultures among world’s least loved animals