Effectiveness of palliative measures in treatment of dysphagia of cancer of the oesophagus

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dc.contributor.advisorGwyther, Lizen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorGeddes, Cen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Chang-Hanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-03T18:21:17Z
dc.date.available2015-01-03T18:21:17Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 34-35).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractCancer of the oesophagus,one of the most common cancers amongst the black population in South Africa with "cure" in this condition often considered as a "fortunate accident" by many experts in the field of oncology due to its late presentation and common occurrence of metastasis at presentation. The palliative care team focused their attention on measures to solve the cardinal symptom of this disease, which in most cases was dysphagia. This was also the main determinant of quality of life for these patients. Therefore, the primary objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the palliative measures in improving the cardinal symptom of oesophageal carcinoma - dysphagia. Accurate staging in most, if not all of the cancers is paramount, as it determines which options and sequences of treatment are appropriate. Oesophageal carcinoma is no exception. For patients stage III/IV, surgical resection of the tumour was attempted if possible. For advanced stage oesophageal carcinoma, that is stage III/IV, surgical resection with curative intent was not performed. The cardinal symptom of oesophageal carcinoma was then treated mainly with palliative radiotherapy, dilatation of the oesophagus with flexible bougie and oesophageal intubations.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLiu, C. (2005). <i>Effectiveness of palliative measures in treatment of dysphagia of cancer of the oesophagus</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11191en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLiu, Chang-Han. <i>"Effectiveness of palliative measures in treatment of dysphagia of cancer of the oesophagus."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11191en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLiu, C. 2005. Effectiveness of palliative measures in treatment of dysphagia of cancer of the oesophagus. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Liu, Chang-Han AB - Cancer of the oesophagus,one of the most common cancers amongst the black population in South Africa with "cure" in this condition often considered as a "fortunate accident" by many experts in the field of oncology due to its late presentation and common occurrence of metastasis at presentation. The palliative care team focused their attention on measures to solve the cardinal symptom of this disease, which in most cases was dysphagia. This was also the main determinant of quality of life for these patients. Therefore, the primary objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the palliative measures in improving the cardinal symptom of oesophageal carcinoma - dysphagia. Accurate staging in most, if not all of the cancers is paramount, as it determines which options and sequences of treatment are appropriate. Oesophageal carcinoma is no exception. For patients stage III/IV, surgical resection of the tumour was attempted if possible. For advanced stage oesophageal carcinoma, that is stage III/IV, surgical resection with curative intent was not performed. The cardinal symptom of oesophageal carcinoma was then treated mainly with palliative radiotherapy, dilatation of the oesophagus with flexible bougie and oesophageal intubations. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Effectiveness of palliative measures in treatment of dysphagia of cancer of the oesophagus TI - Effectiveness of palliative measures in treatment of dysphagia of cancer of the oesophagus UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11191 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11191
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLiu C. Effectiveness of palliative measures in treatment of dysphagia of cancer of the oesophagus. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11191en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPalliative Medicineen_ZA
dc.titleEffectiveness of palliative measures in treatment of dysphagia of cancer of the oesophagusen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMMeden_ZA
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