Understanding oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet)
Audiobook
Published:
01 Nov 2024
Next review:
01 Nov 2027
Edition:
12
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 About oesophageal cancer
- 4 Types of oesophageal cancer
- 5 Finding out you have oesophageal cancer
- 6 Staging and grading oesophageal cancer
- 7 Treatment overview for oesophageal cancer
- 8 How treatment is planned
- 9 Surgery to treat oesophageal cancer
- 10 After your operation
- 11 Chemotherapy to treat oesophageal cancer
- 12 Side effects of chemotherapy
- 13 Radiotherapy to treat oesophageal cancer
- 14 Side effects and late effects of radiotherapy
- 15 Targeted therapy and immunotherapy
- 16 Clinical trials and research
- 17 After treatment for oesophageal cancer
- 18 Advanced oesophageal cancer
- 19 Your feelings
- 20 Relationships
- 21 If you are a family member or friend
- 22 Talking to children about cancer
- 23 Help with money and benefits
- 24 Work
- 25 About our information
- 26 Other ways we can help you
- 27 Other organisations
- 28 Further resources
- 29 Can you do something to help
- 30 Information about this recording
Published:
01 Nov 2024
Next review:
01 Nov 2027
Edition:
12
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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