Esophageal cancer remains one of the world's deadliest cancers, ranking 7th in incidence and 6th in cancer-related deaths globally. In East Asia and Japan, over 90% of these cases are esophageal ...

Esophageal cancer remains one of the world's deadliest cancers, ranking 7th in incidence and 6th in cancer-related deaths globally. In East Asia and Japan, over 90% of these cases are esophageal ...

A benign esophageal cell papilloma is a small, noncancerous tumor that forms in the esophagus. Most do not cause symptoms. Doctors treat the growth by removing it. A papilloma is a benign ...

Role of nutritional status as predictor of survival in oesophageal cancer treated with definitive chemoradiation (dCRT): outcome from SCOPE1, a phase II/III randomised trial of dCRT +/- cetuximab.

A rigid esophagoscopy is a medical procedure that uses a tube-like instrument with a lens and light to view the inside of the food pipe, known as the esophagus. Rigid esophagoscopy can detect tumors, ...

Cryotherapy isn’t a curative treatment for stage 4 esophageal cancer. Instead, it’s used to relieve one of the major symptoms of this stage: difficulty swallowing. Esophageal cancer in stage 4 can be ...

A 21-year-old Montana man is finishing up a groundbreaking cancer treatment in Arizona that is inspiring plans for a clinical ...

A person with bulimia nervosa may regularly induce vomiting after eating. Doctors refer to this practice as purging. Purging behavior in bulimia may increase a person’s risk of esophageal cancer.

PPIs have been prescribed worldwide for decades and are among the most commonly used drugs globally. But their prolonged use has raised persistent questions: Could medications meant to protect the ...