%0 Journal Article
%T The dawning of perioperative care in esophageal cancer
%A Gockel, Ines
%A Pfirrmann, Daniel
%A Jansen-Winkeln, Boris
%A Simon, Perikles
%J Journal of Thoracic Disease
%D 2017
%B 2017
%9 
%! The dawning of perioperative care in esophageal cancer
%K 
%X The currently published paper “Reduced fitness and physical functioning are long-term sequelae after curative treatment for esophageal cancer: a matched control study” by Gannon et al. (1) focuses on a highly relevant topic of esophageal surgery, which has been greatly under-addressed in the past. Objective data on physical performance outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of disease-free survivors after esophagectomy for cancer compared with a noncancer control group are rare (1). Data by Gannon et al. clearly show that disease-free survivors of curative esophageal cancer treatment display a significant compromise in physical functioning as compared to the control group, highlighting the multiple, complex rehabilitative needs of this cohort (1).
%U https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/16438
%V 9
%N 10
%P 3488-3492
%@ 2077-6624