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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2006; 12(20): 3213-3218
Published online May 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i20.3213
Figure 3
Figure 3 A: QOL after THE in patients with esophageal cancer ≥ 70 years of age. QOL declines sharply for six months and then improves, but the recovery is not durable; B: QOL after THE in patients with esophageal cancer ≤ 55 years of age. QOL declines for six months, but then improves in a more sustained fashion.