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Esophageal Cancer News

News on Esophageal Cancer continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

4 hrs ago | WQAD

A new weapon in the fight against esophageal cancer.

It starts off as heartburn or acid reflux but can turn into something much more serious.

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12 hrs ago | This Is Scunthorpe

Tributes paid to Kenny Smith

AN emotional tribute has been paid to Scunthorpe Scorpions team manager Kenny Smith, who has been given just days to live after battling throat cancer for two-and-a-half years.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

GastroHep.com News

Palliative therapies for patients with inoperable esophageal cancer

The treatment choice for patients with inoperable esophageal cancer should be between a self-expanding metal stent or a non-stent treatment, find doctors in the July issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology In this study, doctors compared the effectiveness and cost of self-expanding metal stents with other palliative therapies for the ...

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Related Topix: Health

Tue Jul 07, 2009

MyCentralJersey.com

'Better Days' ahead

When Johnny Mazz was combating throat cancer, he did not sit around and wallow in self pity.

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Related Topix: Old Bridge, NJ, Marlboro, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ

Mon Jul 06, 2009

BMC Cancer

DDEC: Dragon database of genes implicated in esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer ranks eighth in order of cancer occurrence. Its lethality primarily stems from inability to detect the disease during the early organ-confined stage and the lack of effective therapies for advanced-stage disease.

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Fort Wayne News Sentinel

Helping body, mind to heal

Editor's note: This is the first of three days examining complementary medical practices, including acupuncture, laugh therapy and natural products, which have gained more acceptance in use with traditional medicine.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Acupuncture, Health, Oncology, Fort Wayne, IN, Fort Wayne Metro, Massage Therapy

This Is Exeter

Exeter couple object to cancer unit move

A WOMAN whose husband underwent surgery for throat cancer says plans to move a specialist treatment service from Exeter to Plymouth would be an "absolute tragedy" for patients.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Press & Sun-Bulletin

Legion dinner to benefit man with cancer

The Oxford American Legion is hosting a benefit dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. July 11 for a local man undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy for esophageal cancer.

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Related Topix: Oxford, NY, Health, Whitney Point, NY, Norwich, NY, Cooperstown, NY

Thu Jul 02, 2009

All About Jazz

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Levon Helm's 'Electric Dirt'

If there's one thing a good drummer knows it's the power of a groove, and Helm, one of rock's greatest with the sticks, has them in spades on Electric Dirt, his second album since recovering from throat cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Pop/Rock, The Band

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Cbs4denver.com

Priest May Be Sainted After Woman Survives Cancer

Share + Jul 1, 2009 2:09 pm US/Mountain BALTIMORE 1 of 1 A woman with cancer throughout her body was told she had just six months to live, but after intense prayer, the cancer was suddenly gone.

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Related Topix: Health, Offbeat

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Nursing Center

A New Horizon: Recommendations and Treatment Guidelines for Barrett's Esophagus

A New Horizon: Recommendations and Treatment Guidelines for Barrett's Esophagus Abstract Barrett's esophagus is a premalignant metaplastic process that involves the distal esophagus and requires lifelong surveillance and treatment.

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Related Topix: Pancreatic Cancer

Mon Jun 29, 2009

WHAM

Simpler Surgery for Esophageal Cancer

A complex surgery for throat and esophageal cancer can now be performed in a less invasive way that makes a huge difference in healing and recovery time.

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TIME.com

Stemming the Rise in Global Alcohol-Related Deaths

One in 25 deaths around the world is caused by alcohol consumption, and booze is now as damaging to global health as tobacco was a decade ago, according to a new study in the British medical journal the Lancet .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

Berrows Journal

Surgeons against plan to move cancer service

TOP surgeons have rebelled over plans to move life-saving head and neck cancer surgery out of Worcester.

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Related Topix: Worcestershire County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Health

Sun Jun 28, 2009

ThePittsburghChannel

Scope Treatment Developed For Precancerous Barrett's

Over the long term, acid reflux can lead to precancerous conditions and even cancer.

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Related Topix: Health, Prostate Cancer, Lymphoma

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Medical News Today

NYU Langone Medical Center Awarded NIH Grants Totaling $1,560,000

Main Category: Eczema / Psoriasis Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology ; GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology ; Ear, Nose and Throat Article Date: 26 Jun 2009 - 1:00 PDT Two NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have received $1,560,000 in grant support for their first year of studies focused on microbiome and psoriasis and on microbiome and ...

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Health

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Newswise

NYU Langone Medical Center Awarded NIH Grants Totaling $1,560,000

Two NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have received $1,560,000 in grant support for their first year of studies focused on microbiome and psoriasis and on microbiome and esophageal cancer from the National Institutes of Health .

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Tue Jun 23, 2009

BMC Gastroenterology

Trends in esophageal cancer and body mass index by race and gender in the state of Michigan

Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus has been increasing in incidence in the U.S. over the past several decades, particularly among white males.

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Related Topix: Health, Pancreatic Cancer, African-American

Concord Monitor

Sharing a bond to the end

The dying man changed Al Hill's life. He changed Hill's perspective and outlook, changed the way he looks at his wife, his kids, his garden out back.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Health, Salisbury, NH, Healthcare Law, Law, Franklin, NH, Buick Regal, Buick

Mon Jun 22, 2009

WBAY

New Treatment for Esophageal Cancer

A new medical breakthrough helps at-risk patients avoid esophageal cancer. Harlan Hallett worked as a mechanic most his life.

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