title: Palliative treatments for patients with inoperable gastroesophageal cancers.
abstract: Most patients with cancers of the stomach, oesophagus or gastroesophageal junction ultimately develop metastatic or inoperable disease, rendering them incurable. They can, however, benefit from a variety of palliative interventions involving the multidisciplinary team, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endoluminal stenting, laser, or surgery. Often a combination of such strategies will be used to control symptoms, and maintain or improve quality of life. In this article, we review these multidisciplinary interventional approaches in patients with gastroesophageal cancers, and highlight future trends.
authors.affiliation: Kent Oncology Centre, Maidstone Hospital, Kent ME16 9QQ, UK.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Popat
authors.forename: Juanita
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.forename: Mathilda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cominos
authors.forename: Dag
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rutter
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D015607:Stents; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*