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on cancer experience reduced quality of life (QOL) over a substantial period after surgery [1-6]. Patients face This information is fundamental when aiming to develop a supportive-care programme that is adjusted and timed Malmström et al. BMC Health Services Research (2015) 15:96 DOI 10.1186/s12913-015-0747-xcal procedures, recovery for oesophageal resection is2Department of surgery, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleextensive changes in their daily life after surgery, including reduced physical and sometimes psychological capacities [7-12], problems that may be underestimated by healthcare providers. Several studies have focused on various perspectives of QOL [1-6] as well as on associations between e.g. QOL and disease characteristics [6]. However, according to patient needs. Oesophageal cancer is the eighth most common can