Pinto, Rita https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7213-3801
Sjurgard, Ingrid Vikan https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9553-7824
Pharo, Heidi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7865-7091
Mala, Tom
Vedeld, Hege Marie
Lind, Guro Elisabeth https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4643-9345
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kreftforeningen (216129)
Kreftforeningen (223073)
Kreftforeningen (220115)
Kreftforeningen (220115: the Norwegian Esophageal Cancer Consortium – NORECa)
Article History
Received: 10 July 2025
Revised: 14 November 2025
Accepted: 21 November 2025
First Online: 8 December 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.