A simple low-cost tool to predict the risk for oesophageal carcinoma: a validation study

• Hauptverfasser: Ishanka Ayeshwari Talagala (Verfasst von), Metthananda Nawarathne (Verfasst von), Carukshi Arambepola (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Introduction: Oesophageal carcinoma (OC) is a leading cancer in Sri Lanka. Owing to late symptoms and absence of routine endoscopic screening, delayed presentation leads to severe outcomes of the patients with OC.   Objectives: To develop and validate a simple low-cost risk prediction tool to identi...