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Esophageal Cancer

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The esophagus is a hollow tube that carries food and liquids from your throat to your stomach. Early esophageal cancer usually does not cause symptoms. However, as the cancer grows, symptoms may include painful or difficult swallowing, weight loss and coughing up blood.
Risk factors for developing esophageal cancer include

• Smoking
• Heavy drinking
• Damage from acid reflux

Treatments include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and laser therapy. You might also need nutritional support, since the cancer or treatment may make it hard to swallow.

NIH: National Cancer Institute

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA  

• After chemotherapy - discharge
• Coughing up blood
• Diet and eating after esophagectomy
• Esophageal cancer
• Esophagectomy - discharge
• Esophagectomy - minimally invasive
• Esophagectomy - open
• Swallowing problems

Related Topics

• Esophagus Disorders
• Cancers
• Digestive System
• Ear, Nose and Throat

National Institutes of Health

• The primary NIH organization for research on Esophageal Cancer is the National Cancer Institute

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Source: InteliHealth, Harvard Medical School ►

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How Is Cancer of the Esophagus Treated?

06/26/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: American Cancer Society ►

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