Complications
... As esophageal cancer advances, the tumor may block more and more of your esophagus, making swallowing increasingly difficult. Eventually, some people aren''t able to swallow their own saliva. To help ...

Treatment
... Treatment for esophageal cancer depends on the type, location and stage of cancer as well as on your age, overall health and personal preferences. Decisions about therapy can be particularly complicat...

Self-care
... Poor appetite, difficulty swallowing, weight loss and weakness are often problems for people with esophageal cancer. These symptoms may be compounded by cancer treatments and by the need for a liquid ...

Complementary and alternative medicine
... More and more people are interested in nontraditional approaches to healing, especially when standard treatments produce intolerable side effects or aren''t able to provide a cure. To address this gro...