Impaired quality of life: A warning signal after esophageal cancer surgery
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 23:30
in Health & Medicine
A new study shows that most patients who survive for at least five years after esophageal cancer surgery recover an average quality of life. However, quality of life deteriorates significantly for one in six patients to a level that remains much lower than the average population in the five years after surgery. This suggests, say the researchers, that hospitals must be better at identifying this patient group.