Understanding oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet)
Audiobook
Published:
30 Nov 2019
Next review:
30 Nov 2022
Edition:
11
This audiobook is about oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet). It explains what oesophageal cancer is and how it may be treated.
In this audiobook
- 1 Information about this audiobook and other support from Macmillan
- 2 Introduction
- 3 The oesophagus
- 4 What is cancer
- 5 Risk factors and causes
- 6 How oesophageal cancer is diagnosed
- 7 Further tests
- 8 Staging and grading oesophageal cancer
- 9 Treatment overview
- 10 How treatment is planned
- 11 Surgery for oesophageal cancer
- 12 Before your operation
- 13 After your operation
- 14 Starting to recover from surgery
- 15 Chemotherapy for oesophageal cancer
- 16 Side effects of chemotherapy for oesophageal cancer
- 17 Radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer
- 18 Side effects of radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer
- 19 Internal radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer
- 20 Targeted and immunotherapies for oesophageal cancer
- 21 Clinical trials
- 22 After treatment for oesophageal cancer
- 23 Starting to recover
- 24 Advanced oesophageal cancer
- 25 Your feelings
- 26 Relationships
- 27 Talking to children about oesophageal cancer
- 28 If you are a family member or friend
- 29 Who can help
- 30 Work
- 31 Financial help and benefits
- 32 About our information
- 33 Other ways we can help you
- 34 Other organisations
- 35 Further resources
- 36 Can you do something to help
- 37 Information about this recording
Published:
30 Nov 2019
Next review:
30 Nov 2022
Edition:
11
This audiobook is about oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet). It explains what oesophageal cancer is and how it may be treated.
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