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OESOPHAGECTOMY: THE TREATMENT OF OESOPHAGEAL CANCER

By Prof. Dr. Jörg Zehetner
18. March 2021

By DR. MED. JÖRG ZEHETNER, Professor (USC), Specialist in Surgery, esp. Visceral surgery

EVERY YEAR, AROUND 600 PEOPLE IN SWITZERLAND ARE DIAGNOSED WITH OESOPHAGEAL CANCER. MEN ARE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED, ACCOUNTING FOR THREE QUARTERS OF ALL CASES, AND ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO FALL ILL THAN WOMEN. WE EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT OESOPHAGECTOMY IS ALL ABOUT. REFLUX DISEASE IS THE BIGGEST RISK FACTOR FOR OESOPHAGEAL CANCER.

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