Importance of early detection of esophageal cancer before the tumor progresses too much for effective treatment

作     者：Takashi Ono 

作者机构：Radiation OncologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagata 990-9585Japan 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology》 (世界胃肠肿瘤学杂志（英文版）（电子版）)

年 卷 期：2024年第16卷第8期

页      面：3382-3385页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Esophageal neoplasms Screening Endoscopy Prognosis Endoscopic mucosal resection Endoscopic submucosal dissection Photodynamic therapy 

摘      要：This editorial comments on an article by Qu et al published in the World Journal of Gastrointestinal *** focuses on the importance of early detection of esophageal cancer,including recurrence or secondary malignancy after chemoradiotherapy(CRT).Endoscopic resection is the first choice for treatment for esophageal cancer remaining within the mucous membrane,while surgery or radical CRT are treatment options for advanced stages depending on the patient’s general condition and *** these treatments are potentially curative,they are more invasive than endoscopic ***-stage esophageal cancer is often asymptomatic and difficult to *** periodic endoscopy is *** less burdensome tests exist,including liquid biopsy and urinary biomarkers,these have not yet been widely used in clinical *** detection is important after radical CRT because the local recurrence rate is higher than that after ***,endoscopic resection or photodynamic therapy is indicated if detected in the early stages,and positive results have been *** detection of esophageal cancer is *** is the main diagnostic method;however,new and less burdensome methods should be established to ensure early treatment for patients with esophageal cancer.