five-year survival
Cases diagnosed at stage Localized Regional Distant UnstagedStage at DiagnosisPatients With Esophageal Cancer, %figure 2. Narrow band imaging optimizes visualization of hemoglobin by restricting light wavelengths to the blue-green range, resulting in reduced tissue penetration.
Image courtesy of Olympus.figure 1. Survival and diagnosis of patients with esophageal cancer by stage.
Adapted from SEER Cancer Statistics Factsheets: Esophageal Cancer. National Cancer
AUGUST 12, 2014