Effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiation on preoperative pulmonary physiology, postoperative respiratory complications and quality of life in patients with oesophageal cancer.

Jessie A ElliottL O'ByrneG FoleyC F MurphyS L DoyleS KingE M GuinanN RaviJ V Reynolds

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2019)

These data indicate that modern nCRT alters pulmonary physiology, in particular diffusion capacity, which is linked to short- and longer-term clinical consequences, highlighting a potentially modifiable index of risk.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
pulmonary hypertension
locally advanced
patients undergoing
papillary thyroid
lymph node
preterm infants
electronic health record
squamous cell
big data
risk factors
gestational age
data analysis
respiratory tract