There are a variety of treatments for esophageal cancer, a form of cancer that affects your esophagus, or food pipe (the organ that connects your stomach to your throat). If you’ve recently been ...

Esophageal cancer is a tumor that forms inside the esophagus. This tube starts in the back of the throat, goes through the neck and connects with the stomach in the abdomen. The wall of the esophagus ...

Treating diseases of the esophagus has long posed a frustrating challenge. Medications often pass through too quickly to work, and many treatments rely on drugs that affect the entire body.

Preoperative CRT and chemotherapy significantly improve overall survival in AEG patients compared to surgery alone, reducing death risk by 25% and 22%, respectively. Both treatment modalities show ...

Dysphagia is a common early symptom of esophageal cancer, often confused with digestive issues, delaying diagnosis. Treatment varies by cancer stage; early-stage often involves surgery and ...

In patients with inoperable locally advanced esophageal cancer who received definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy, a higher radiation dose (≥ 59.4 Gy) did not improve survival compared with the ...

The American Gastroenterological Association's (AGA) new evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline on Endoscopic Eradication Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus and Related Neoplasia, published today in ...

Disorders like esophageal cancer and gastroesophageal reflux disease are difficult to treat without properly understanding the esophagus’s mechanical properties. The findings establish a baseline for ...

Initiatives to prioritize esophageal cancer as a public health concern in Arsi-Bale regions were spearheaded by individuals and diasporas from these regions. These efforts led to the first conference ...

You could be increasing your risk of esophageal cancer without even realizing it.