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Kotaro Sugawara, MD
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Koichi Yagi, MD, PhD
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Yukari Uemura, PhD
Biostatistics Section, Department of Data Science, Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Yasuhiro Okumura, MD, PhD
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Masato Nishida, MD, PhD
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Susumu Aikou, MD, PhD
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroharu Yamashita, MD, PhD
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Yasuyuki Seto, MD, PhD
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Course Description
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
- identify the impact of esophageal cancer on the world.
- identify the characterization of cancer-related cachexia.
- identify how the systemic inflammatory response is manifested in cancer patients.
- recognize the potential role of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ration (NPR) in assessing the systemic-inflammatory response.
- recognize that sarcopenia is independently associated with poorer overall survival (OS) in esophageal cancer patients.
Activity Details
| Credit Types: | CME |
| Credit Amount: | 1.00 Credits |
| Release Date: | 2020-Aug-01 |
| Expiration Date: | 2022-Aug-01 |
| Estimated Time for Completion: | 1 hour |
| Registration Required: | Yes |
| Cost: | $0.00-$572.00 |
| System Requirements: CMEs are free for The Annals subscribers. Subscribe to the journal for $572.00 USD/yr. | |
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