Coping with esophageal cancer approaches worldwide. (29th September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cotton, Richard G.H.; Langer, Rupert; Leong, Trevor; Martinek, Jan; Sewram, Vikash; Smithers, Mark; Swanson, Paul E.; Qiao, You‐Lin; Udagawa, Harushi; Ueno, Masaki; Wang, Meng; Wei, Wen‐Qiang; White, Russell E.
• Is Part Of: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Volume 1325(2014)
• Page Start: 138
• Page End: 158
• Publication Date: 2014-09-29
• Subjects: esophageal cancer -- Europe -- South Africa -- Kenya -- Australia -- China -- Japan -- Human Variome Project -- gastroesophageal junction -- adenocarcinoma -- OESO; Medical sciences -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Science -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12522
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0077-8923

Abstract

Abstract : The following, from the 12th OESO World Conference: Cancers of the Esophagus, includes commentaries on approaches to the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of esophageal cancer in Europe, South Africa, Kenya, Australia, and China; the molecular classification of esophageal cancers (including cancers at the gastroesophageal junction); the Japanese classification; the scope of the Human Variome Project; and the topographic–anatomic subclassification of adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction.