Marital Status and Quality of Life in Patients with Esophageal Cancer or Barrett's Esophagus: The Mayo Clinic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s Esophagus Registry Study

摘要

Background Patients with esophageal carcinoma (EC) report deficits in quality of life (QOL), depending on the extent of malignant disease and the goals of treatment at the time of QOL measurement.