Sökning: "esophagus cancer"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 33 avhandlingar innehållade orden esophagus cancer.

1. 6. Cancer of the esophagus and gastric cardia : etiological aspects

   Författare :Jesper Lagergren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Esophageal; gastric cardia; cancer; adenocarcinoma; squamous cell carcinoma; gastroesophageal reflux; body mass; weight; energy intake; physical activity; tobacco; snuff; alcohol; human papillomavirus; sex hormones;

   Sammanfattning : Esophageal cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer and the prognosis has not improved substantially during recent decades despite new treatments and diagnostic methods. In view of these discouraging results it is important to identify risk factors that might make primary prevention possible. LÄS MER

3. 7. Dietary phytoestrogens and esophageal cancer

   Författare :Yulan Lin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common invasive cancer in the world, a cancer with an increasing incidence and male predominance, and there is a great need for potential dietary prevention. The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate whether the dietary phytoestrogens lignans might play a protective role in the etiology of esophageal cancer, including gastroesophageal junctional adenocarcinoma. LÄS MER

4. 8. Esophageal cancer : evaluation of some new strategies

   Författare :Dag Stockeld; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Esophageal; cancer; fine needle; cytology; prognosis; immunohistochemistry; nutrition; PEG;

   Sammanfattning : Objective: To study and to evaluate new strategies regarding the diagnosis, treatment and nutrition of esophageal cancer patients. Methods: A background retrospective analysis of the files of all 1284 esophageal cancer patients in Stockholm County 1978 - 1995 was performed and followed by a multicenter study of the development and evaluation of a cisplatinum based chemoradiation protocol for the treatment of nonmetastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. LÄS MER

5. 9. Barrett's esophagus and the risk of adenocarcinoma

   Författare :Dag Holmberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Barrett’s esophagus is the precursor lesion of esophageal adenocarcinoma, a tumor with increasing incidence and poor prognosis. The overall aim of the thesis was to assess risk and prognosis in patients with Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. LÄS MER

7. 10. Risk factors and prevention of esophageal cancer

   Författare :Hedvig Elisabet Löfdahl; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer in the world, consisting of two major histological types: squamous cell carcinoma (dominant globally) and adenocarcinoma (rapidly increasing in incidence in the Western world during the last decades). Established risk factors for adenocarcinoma are gastroesophageal reflux symptoms, obesity and tobacco smoking, whereas squamous cell carcinoma is mainly associated with tobacco smoking and excessive alcohol intake. LÄS MER