Esophageal Cancer
... Esophageal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the esophagus. The esophagus is the hollow, muscular tube that moves food and liquid from the throat to the stom...

Overview
... The hard-drinking, chain-smoking lifestyle of mid-20th-century Hollywood took a huge toll — hundreds of noted actors eventually lost their lives to lung, throat or esophageal cancer. One of them...

Digestive Diseases Dictionary
... This dictionary defines words that are often used when talking or writing about digestive diseases. It is designed for people who have digestive diseases and their families and friends. The words are ...

Upper Endoscopy
... The digestive system Upper endoscopy enables the physician to look inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The procedure might be used to discover the reason f...

Upper GI Series
... The digestive system The upper gastrointestinal (GI) series uses x rays to diagnose problems in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). It may also be used to examine...

Esophageal Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent esophageal cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the esophagus or in other parts of the body. Treatment of recurrent esophagea...

Esophageal Cancer Prevention
... Esophageal cancer is cancer of the esophagus, the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach. Most esophageal cancers are either adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. ...

Esophageal Cancer Screening
... The esophagus is the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach. Most esophageal cancers are either adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. Both types of cancer occur in...

Barrett''s Esophagus
... Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which the esophagus, the muscular tube that carries food and saliva from the mouth to the stomach, changes so that some of its lining is replaced by a type of...

Esophageal Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent esophageal cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the esophagus or in other parts of the body. Treatment of recurrent esophagea...

Esophageal Cancer Treatment
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Prevention of Esophageal Cancer and Screening for Esophageal Cancer are also available. Note: Estimated new cases and deaths from esophageal cancer in the United States...

Esophageal Cancer Prevention
... Esophageal cancer is cancer of the esophagus, the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach. Most esophageal cancers are either adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. ...

Esophageal Cancer Prevention
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Screening for Esophageal Cancer and Esophageal Cancer Treatment are also available. The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new infor...

Esophageal Cancer Screening
... The esophagus is the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach. Most esophageal cancers are either adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. Both types of cancer occur in...

Esophageal Cancer Screening
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Prevention of Esophageal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer Treatment, and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. The PDQ cancer info...