Esophageal Cancer News

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

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.

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 ...

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 .

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

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

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 ...

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 .

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

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.

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