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The purpose of this information guide is to direct patients and
health care professionals to sources of information on cancer and related topics,
it does not constitute an endorsement of the information contained in the resources.
This list is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to provide starting points for Information seeking.
All listed materials can be found at the Patient Education Resource Center of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in room B1-361.
Last updated 2/2009
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National Cancer Institute.
"What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Esophagus".
Tuma, Rabiya S. "Disease on the Rise: Esophageal Cancer".
Cure;
Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring 2005 (p. 16).
Ginex, Pamela, Jacqueline Hanson, and Bart L. Frazzitta.
100 Questions & Answers about Esophageal
Cancer. 1st ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005.
Esophageal Cancer at the University of Michigan Health System Department of Thoracic Surgery
All about Esophagus Cancer at the American Cancer
Society website. Go to the
American
Cancer Society
- Click on: "Choose a cancer type"
- Select "Esophagus Cancer" from the list and click "Go"
- Click on: "All About Esophagus Cancer"
Esophageal Cancer Home Page on cancer.gov
- Click on: "Cancer Information"
- Click on: "Types of Cancer"
- Scroll down to: "Alphabetical List of Cancers" and
select from the list.
Cancer.Net Guide to Esophageal Cancer from the American Society for Clinical Oncology
- Go to www.cancer.net
- Select for the list under the heading: "Cancer.net Guides"
Understanding
Cancer of the Gullet (Esophagus)
An online booklet from CancerBACUP, UK, includes information
on diagnostic tests, surgery and nutrition.
EC-GROUP
is the e-mail discussion group for Esophageal Cancer patients and
families, hosted by the Association of Cancer Online Resources
ACOR.
This document is not intended to take the place of the care and attention of your personal physician or other professional medical services.
Our aim is to promote active participation in your care and treatment
by providing information and education.
Questions about individual health concerns or specific treatment options should be discussed with your physician.
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