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ArticleOncology and therapy2017

Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Patient and Physician's Perspective.

Derek Maule, Mark Boccola, Reginald V Lord

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Article in Oncology and therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 93% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Priorities for prehabilitation for patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer: a nominal group consensus study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Derek MauleSydney, Australia.
Mark BoccolaDepartment of Surgery, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Reginald V LordDepartment of Surgery, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia.
The University of Notre Dame Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article is co-authored by a patient with oesophageal adenocarcinoma and his physician, who performed oesophagectomy. The patient relates his pre-operative preparation and post-operative experience. The physician comments on the alarming increase in the incidence of this cancer, risk factors, and treatment. As illustrated by the patient's report, the physician also discusses the importance of maintaining adequate nutrition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and a positive psychological attitude.

Indexed as

Barrett’s oesophagusNutritionOesophageal adenocarcinomaOesophageal neoplasmsOesophagectomyPatient experience

Identifiers

PMID28680958
PMCPMC5488084
OpenAlexW2606873478

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Registered trials

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