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    • Parameters Values
      Gender Male 15
      Female 4
      Age range (years) Male 43–74
      Female 56–78
      Marital status Married 13
      Widowed 4
      Single 1
      Divorced 1
      Educational background Primary school 4
      Junior high 9
      Vocational degree 2
      High school 3
      Bachelor Degree 1
      Location of esophageal cancer Upper segment 3
      Cervical esophagus 1
      Middle segment 8
      Lower segment 7
      Stage II 4
      III 15
      Therapy method Radiotherapy 3
      Chemoradiotherapy 16

      Table 1. 

      Statistical facts of the participants

    • Symptoms Cases Percentage Distress index
      Fatigue 14 73.68% 2.60 ± 0.978
      Weight loss 13 68.42% 2.37 ± 0.877
      Dry mouth 12 63.16% 2.78 ± 0.917
      Decreased appetite 12 63.16% 2.78 ± 0.964
      Swallowing difficulty 11 57.89% 3.23 ± 0.870
      Painful swallowing 11 57.89% 3.52 ± 0.939
      Sleep disturbances 10 52.63% 2.53 ± 0.986
      Reflux 10 52.63% 2.95 ± 0.828
      Nausea 9 47.37% 2.79 ± 0.948
      Anxiety 9 47.37% 2.47 ± 0.961
      Hair loss 9 47.37% 2.53 ± 0.870
      Skin changes 9 47.37% 2.09 ± 1.017
      Skin itching 8 42.11% 2.15 ± 0.976
      Feeling sadness 8 42.11% 2.38 ± 0.968
      Altered taste 8 42.11% 2.21 ± 0.997
      Fullness after eating 8 42.11% 1.47 ± 0.791
      Vomiting 6 31.58% 2.79 ± 0.905

      Table 2. 

      Symptom distress index during chemoradiation in esophageal cancer patients (n = 19).