Esophageal cancer
Read more about the patient satisfaction rates, our specialists' expertise, innovations, and wait times for esophageal cancer treatment.
Patient satisfaction
Patient satisfaction rates are the opinions of our patients on the care and services they received at the Netherlands Cancer Institute. Our patients named expertise, personal care, information, trust, and the possibility to be involved as important aspects in their ratings of the Netherlands Cancer Institute.
Patient satisfaction rates at the Netherlands Cancer Institute
Patients give the Netherlands Cancer Institute the following ratings.
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8.9Listen
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9.0Explanation
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9.1Expertise
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8.7Wishes when choosing treatment
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8.8Shared decision making
Expertise
Expertise is the experience and skill of our specialists, specific to this cancer type. We measure their expertise by keeping records of the numbers of patients treated, the numbers of patients requesting a second opinion, and the types of treatments being delivered.
The following data is based on the year 2015
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543
patients with esophageal cancer
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186
new patients -
47
second opinions
Further division by treatment type
The expertise of our team of specialists is based on the three main treatments: the number of patients receiving surgery, radiation, and/or treatment with cancer drugs. We will give you further insights into our experience per treatment.
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247
patients who have undergone one or more types of treatment
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38
surgical treatments -
132
radiation treatments -
76
drug treatments -
134
endoscopic treatments
Wait times
Our wait times are currently longer than we would like for certain treatments. Displayed below are the expected wait times.
Our physicians closely monitor whether the wait time is acceptable for you based on your situation and physical shape. The wait times may differ between patients if the situation requires it.
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5 days
rapid diagnostics
We offer rapid diagnostics for stomach and esophageal cancer every Wednesday. The wait times depend on the moment of referral, but new patients can usually come in on the following Wednesday.
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1 day
Second opinion
You can usually get a second opinion within a day
First appointment
Wait time until the first appointment
80% of our patients are seen within one week.
Establishing a treatment plan
Between your first visit to the clinic and the first diagnostics, there may be a period for additional tests, and for the specialists involved in the treatment to discuss and establish the treatment plan with the patient.
Start of the treatment
Wait times until the start of the treatment
Our patients will start treatment within the following number of days:
1. Surgical treatment: <14 days*
2. Radiotherapy treatment: <14 days
3. Treatment with medication <14 days
*On average, we can start treatment two weeks after your first visit to the clinic. Surgical treatment may take longer due to the pretreatment. You will receive this pretreatment while you wait for surgery.