Evaluating Factors for Prophylactic Feeding Tube Placement in Gastroesophageal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy

Evaluating Factors for Prophylactic Feeding Tube Placement in Gastroesophageal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy

PurposeThough better studied in head/neck cancers, there are currently no studies on timing of feeding tube (FT) placement in patients with gastroesophageal cancer. This study sought to discern characteristics of patients who used versus did not use a prophylactic FT (pFT), and also analyzed factors...

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Main Authors: Vivek Verma, Pamela K. Allen, Steven H. Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
esophageal cancer
gastric tube
nutrition
chemotherapy
radiation therapy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00235/full

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