The CCCA is one of nine Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCCs) in the Netherlands. Its
area is the northwestern part of the Netherlands and involves 2,800,000 inhabitants, 17 …

In contrast to other tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, independent prognostic factors have
only recently been identified in patients with esophageal carcinoma. This is because most …

In contrast to other tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, independent prognostic factors have
only recently been identified in patients with esophageal carcinoma. This is because most …

Esophageal cancer is worldwide the eight most common type of cancer and the sixth
leading cause of cancer related mortality1. The incidence of esophageal cancer in the …

The aim of this study was to investigate time trends in treatment and prognosis of
esophageal cancer in a well-defined French population. Data was obtained from the …

To address uncertainty of whether clinical stage groupings (cTNM) for esophageal cancer
share prognostic implications with pathologic groupings after esophagectomy alone (pTNM) …

Prognostic factors in patients with cancer can broadly be classified into three categories:(1)
tumour-related prognostic factors,(2) patient-related factors and (3) factors that relate to …

The crude incidence of esophageal cancer in the European Union (EU) is 4.5 cases/100
000/year (43 700 cases) with considerable geographical differences along the EU ranging …

Methods: Patients with esophageal cancer diagnosed in the period 1989-2014 were
selected from the population-based Netherlands Cancer Registry. Patients were divided into …

The incidence of esophageal cancer has been increased over the years. In 1989, the
incidence was 6.9 cases of esophageal cancer per 100,000 men and 2.4 cases per 100,000 …