How esophageal cancer develops in your body The esophagus serves as the conduit for food and liquid traveling from your mouth to your stomach. This muscular tube, approximately 10 inches long in ...

Jack Georgakis, diagnosed with aggressive gastroesophageal junction cancer, recovered through a groundbreaking treatment combining chemotherapy with immunotherapy. A global clinical trial showed this ...

A study finds firefighters have a 62% higher risk of developing esophageal cancer compared to the general population. There's a new minimally invasive test that can detect the disease early, and it ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — A person dies every 36 minutes from esophageal cancer, according to the esophageal cancer awareness network, and one Lowcountry woman is working to bring awareness to ...

As new research spotlights the obesity-cancer connection, experts warn we’ve underestimated just how much excess weight – and ...

Navigating Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer From Diagnosis to Treatment Samuel J. Klempner, MD; Geoffrey Y. Ku, MD Disclosures July 30, 2024 0 ...

Without detailed pain assessment—including location, duration, quality, and associated symptoms—physicians may miss critical patterns suggesting cancer rather than benign conditions.

Baltimore firefighter Steve Dorsey, 56, was diagnosed with Stage 4 esophageal cancer that spread to his lymph nodes and liver. He's advocating for better cancer testing for first responders.

The device is then swallowed and then extracted, all within a few minutes. The esophageal DNA test is for detection of pre-cancer. Data shows firefighters have a 62% higher risk of esophageal cancer.

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 ...