Advances on esophageal carcinoma radiotherapy in China / 中国癌症杂志

ABSTRACT

Carcinoma of the esophagus is one of the most common cancer in China. Because the early diagnosis is delayed, 80% patients have the locally extensive or distant metastasis at the time of diagnosis, and radiotherapy is one of the most important modalities in esophageal carcinoma management. In this paper , a brief introduction about the advances on esophageal carcinoma radiotherapy in China will be done ,such as radiotherapy alone, radiotherapy combined with surgery,chemotheropy or intraluminal hyperthermia.