Publications by authors named "Karl O Karlsen"
Article Synopsis
- - Over a decade, 184 patients with esophageal cancer at the Norwegian Radium Hospital were treated with varying levels of care; many suffered from conditions that made surgery risky.
- - Treatment methods included standard preoperative radiotherapy followed by surgery for operable patients, while those unfit for surgery received radical hyperfractionated radiotherapy and brachytherapy.
- - Outcomes showed that patients undergoing radical surgery had a 3-year survival rate of 29% compared to 8% for those treated with radiotherapy alone, indicating that while radiotherapy relieved symptoms, surgery was more effective for survival.
Up to 90% of patients with localized non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) in the gastrointestinal tract (GI) are cured and decreased use of radical surgery is favoured. Although quality of life (QOL) may impact treatment choice, little is known about QOL in gastric NHL survivors. The self-reported QOL (EORTC QLQ-C30 and a gastric module) and objective findings from upper GI endoscopy were evaluated in patients in complete remission after treatment for primary gastric NHL at the Norwegian Radium Hospital (NRH).
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