A 1.1% mortality rate was achieved in the last 6 years of the study period. Preoperative chemoradiation did not result in worse outcome. Reduction in mortality rate correlated with decreased blood loss.

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Survival has improved; chemoradiation enabled better patient selection for curative resections and also resulted in more R0 resections by tumor downstaging. This treatment strategy led to overall better outcome for the whole patient cohort, even in those treated by nonsurgical means.

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