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==What is esophageal cancer== | ==What is esophageal cancer== | ||
Esophageal cancer is not very common in the United States. The esophagus is a hollow muscular tube, starting in the throat and ending at the stomach, which is to carry the food you swallow to the stomach to be digested. It is hard to detect early for esophageal cancer. Even if you get symptoms, they may not cause your emphasis. However, as the cancer grows, symptoms may include | Esophageal cancer is not very common in the United States. The esophagus is a hollow muscular tube, starting in the throat and ending at the stomach, which is to carry the food you swallow to the stomach to be digested. It is hard to detect early for esophageal cancer. Even if you get symptoms, they may not cause your emphasis. However, as the cancer grows, symptoms may include dysphagia, chest pain, weight loss and coughing up blood. Treatments include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and laser therapy. Esophageal cancer patients need nutritional support. | ||
==How do I know if I have esophageal cancer and what are the symptoms of esophageal cancer?== | ==How do I know if I have esophageal cancer and what are the symptoms of esophageal cancer?== |
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What is esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer is not very common in the United States. The esophagus is a hollow muscular tube, starting in the throat and ending at the stomach, which is to carry the food you swallow to the stomach to be digested. It is hard to detect early for esophageal cancer. Even if you get symptoms, they may not cause your emphasis. However, as the cancer grows, symptoms may include dysphagia, chest pain, weight loss and coughing up blood. Treatments include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and laser therapy. Esophageal cancer patients need nutritional support.
How do I know if I have esophageal cancer and what are the symptoms of esophageal cancer?
Who is at risk for esophageal cancer?
How to know you have esophageal cancer?
When to seek urgent medical care
Treatment options
Diseases with similar symptoms
Where to find medical care for esophageal cancer
Prevention of esophageal cancer
What to expect (Outook/Prognosis)
Copyleft Sources
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/esophagealcancer.html
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_esophagus_cancer_12.asp?sitearea=