Esophageal Cancer Treatment – Surgery
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Surgical Oncology for Esophageal Cancer
The stage of your esophageal cancer is a critical factor in whether your doctor will recommend surgery as a treatment option. Furthermore, certain types of esophageal cancer are treated most effectively through surgical removal of the tumor.
Surgery can also play an important role in esophageal cancer diagnosis and staging.
At Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), our surgeons are skilled in performing complicated surgical procedures for esophageal cancer.
Surgery may be recommended as part of your esophageal cancer treatment in order to accomplish one or more of these goals: preventative (or prophylactic) surgery, diagnostic surgery, staging surgery, curative surgery, debulking (or cytoreductive) surgery, palliative surgery, supportive surgery and restorative (or reconstructive) surgery.
In some cases, esophageal cancer surgery may be recommended along with other conventional cancer treatments (e.g., radiation therapy, chemotherapy).
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