A biopsy is the only way to tell for sure if you have cancer. For esophagus cancer, a biopsy is most often done during an endoscopy. Knowing the grade of a cancer helps doctors predict how fast the cancer is likely to grow and spread. Cancer cells are given a grade a number between 1 and 3 based on how much they look like normal cells.
Cells that look very different from normal cells are given a high grade 3 and tend to grow faster. Ask the doctor to explain the grade of your cancer. It also helps in deciding which treatment is best for you. Knowing which genes or proteins your cancer has can help the doctor decide if treatments like targeted therapy or immunotherapy might help.
If you have esophagus cancer, the doctor will want to find out how far it has spread. This is called staging. Knowing the stage will help your doctor decide what type of treatment is best for you. The stage describes the spread of the cancer through the esophagus.
It also tells if the cancer has spread to nearby organs or to organs farther away. Your cancer can be stage 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. The lower the number, the less the cancer has spread. A higher number, like stage 4, means a more serious cancer that has spread far from the esophagus. Be sure to ask the doctor about your cancer stage and what it means for you. Surgery to remove all or part of the esophagus is called an esophagectomy.
There are many ways to do this surgery. Talk to your doctor about what will be done and what you can expect. Any type of surgery can have some risks and side effects. Ask the doctor what you can expect. If you have problems, let your doctors know. Doctors who treat people with esophagus cancer should be able to help you with any problems that come up.
Rings of muscle sphincters in the upper and lower portions contract and relax to allow food and liquid to pass. Esophageal cancer most often occurs in the cells that line the inside of the esophagus. Esophageal cancer is cancer that occurs in the esophagus — a long, hollow tube that runs from your throat to your stomach.
Your esophagus helps move the food you swallow from the back of your throat to your stomach to be digested. Esophageal cancer usually begins in the cells that line the inside of the esophagus. Esophageal cancer can occur anywhere along the esophagus. More men than women get esophageal cancer. Esophageal cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Incidence rates vary within different geographic locations. In some regions, higher rates of esophageal cancer may be attributed to tobacco and alcohol use or particular nutritional habits and obesity.
Make an appointment with your doctor if you have any persistent signs and symptoms that worry you. If you've been diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition caused by chronic acid reflux, your risk of esophageal cancer is higher.
Ask your doctor what signs and symptoms to watch for that may signal that your condition is worsening. Screening for esophageal cancer may be an option for people with Barrett's esophagus.
If you have Barrett's esophagus, discuss the pros and cons of screening with your doctor. There is a problem with information submitted for this request. Subscribe for free and receive an in-depth guide to coping with cancer, plus helpful advice on how to get a second opinion. You can unsubscribe at any time. Error Select a topic. Error Email field is required. This is in part explained by the fact that people who are obese are more likely to have gastroesophageal reflux.
Certain substances in the diet may increase esophageal cancer risk. For example, there have been suggestions, as yet not well proven, that a diet high in processed meat may increase the chance of developing esophageal cancer. This may help explain the high rate of this cancer in certain parts of the world. On the other hand, a diet high in fruits and vegetables probably lowers the risk of esophageal cancer.
The exact reasons for this are not clear, but fruits and vegetables have a number of vitamins and minerals that may help prevent cancer.
This might be the result of long-term damage to the cells lining the esophagus from the hot liquids. People who engage in regular physical activity may have a lower risk of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. In this condition, the muscle at the lower end of the esophagus the lower esophageal sphincter does not relax properly. Food and liquid that are swallowed have trouble passing into the stomach and tend to collect in the lower esophagus, which becomes stretched out dilated over time.
The cells lining the esophagus in that area can become irritated from being exposed to foods for longer than normal amounts of time.
People with achalasia have a risk of esophageal cancer that is many times normal. On average, the cancers are found about 15 to 20 years after the achalasia began. This is a rare, inherited disease that causes extra growth of the top layer of skin on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
People with this condition also develop small growths papillomas in the esophagus and have a very high risk of getting squamous cell cancer of the esophagus. People with tylosis need to be watched closely to try to find esophageal cancer early. Esophageal Cancer. Rare Endocrine Tumors. Adrenocortical Carcinoma ACC. Carcinoid Tumor. Rare Kidney Tumors. Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma. Translocation Renal Cell Carcinoma.
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