Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Patient Experiences of Oesophageal Cancer Survivorship After Oesophagectomy

Jonathan Sivakumar, Thang Dao, Feras Alnimri, David S Liu, Qianyu Chen, Rebekah Laidsaar‐Powell, Michael W Hii, Cuong Phu Duong · 2026

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Jonathan Sivakumar and seven co-authors review life after surgery for esophageal cancer in a 2026 paper. Survival is improving, yet what daily life feels like after the gullet is removed is poorly charted. The review blends survey scores with survivors' own words.

The team searched four databases and kept 57 studies: 40 with quality-of-life scores and 17 with in-depth accounts. Scores were pooled to trace life quality from before surgery to five years after. The spoken accounts were woven into themes. Together the two strands give a person-centered view of eating, energy, and mood after this hard operation.

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CREATORJonathan Sivakumar, Thang Dao, Feras Alnimri, David S Liu, Qianyu Chen, Rebekah Laidsaar‐Powell, Michael W Hii, Cuong Phu Duong
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE65 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13159506

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