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Treatment of esophageal cancer in inoperable elderly patients: our experience
F. FrazzettaG Lo BueG CaldieroR VetriAntonino TornambeFrazzetta MG De SimoneV TerritoM. Lucaniasubject
GerontologyPediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryMortality rateIncidence (epidemiology)AchalasiaEsophageal cancermedicine.diseaseHepatic metastasisSettore MED/18 - Chirurgia GeneraleEsophagus Carcinomaederly patients cancer esofagealMeeting AbstractmedicineGeriatrics and GerontologyReflux esophagitisbusinessEsophagitisdescription
The esophagus carcinoma has an incidence rate of 3–4 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, per year, with a male/female ratio of 3:1 and with a low incidence between the VI–VII decade of life. In Italy, the incidence rate equals 2,000 new cases/year with a mortality rate of 3–5/100,000 inhabitants.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-01 | BMC Geriatrics |