Search for dissertations about: "oesophagus cancer"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words oesophagus cancer.
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1. Nuclear medicine imaging of lung cancer and esophagus cancer
Abstract : Background: Somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) occur in cancer tissue, and 99mTc-depreotide is a labelled somatostatin receptor analogue, binding to SSTRs subtype 2, 3, and 5. Purpose: The general aim of the present thesis was to study somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SSTRS) with 99mTc-depreotide in the diagnosis and characterization of cancers in the lung and oesophagus. READ MORE
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2. Oesophageal cancer : on surgery and aetiology
Abstract : Oesophageal cancer is a common type of cancer with a dire prognosis. It is globally the eight most frequent malignancy and the sixth leading cause of death from cancer. The doctoral research described in this thesis has addressed the surgical treatment of oesophageal cancer from a morbidity perspective. READ MORE
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3. Oesophageal cancer surgery : nutritional determinants of survivorship
Abstract : Oesophagectomy, the surgery offered as a curative treatment for cancer of the oesophagus is highly invasive with a radical change in anatomy and carries a risk for significant morbidity and mortality. The recovery is lengthy, burdened by deterioration in health-related quality of life (HRQOL). READ MORE
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4. Multimodality treatment of oesophageal cancer : effects and side effects
Abstract : Background: Oesophageal cancer is highly fatal and treatment with curative intent is beset with many side effects. Treatment options are (1) chemoradiotherapy, (2) chemotherapy with or without the addition of radiotherapy followed by surgery or (3) surgery alone. READ MORE
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5. Aspects on prognosis of cancers of the oesophagus and gastric cardia
Abstract : Oesophageal cancer is an aggressive form of cancer with a poor prognosis. The two main histological types are squamous-cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. In the Western world the incidence rate of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus, previously rather rare, has shown a dramatic increase in recent decades. READ MORE