Surviving Esophageal Cancer Video - Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center

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07/03/23

After being diagnosed with advanced esophageal cancer, James McKenzie sought treatment at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center (DF/BWCC).

Following chemotherapy and radiation treatment, Jon O. Wee, MD, Co-director, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, performed robotic surgery, , to remove the tumor.

The Center for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer at DF/BWCC is one of the largest centers of its kind in the US. The Center includes medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, and pathologists who have decades of experience treating esophageal cancer and Barrett's esophagus. Our dedicated Thoracic Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and step-down unit (Thoracic Intermediate Care Unit = TICU) allow us to care for patients with esophageal cancer with expertise that focuses on preventing complications before they happen to achieve uneventful recovery and excellent outcome.

Learn more about esophageal cancer treatment at DF/BWCC: https://www.brighamandwomens.o....rg/surgery/thoracic-