In the largest Nordic study to date concerning esophageal cancer surgery, the researchers found clear evidence that decompression with a nasogastric tube is associated with less serious complications.

Drs Kathryn J. Ruddy and Shanda H. Blackmon discuss the importance of support groups and other ways to support cancer survivors to enhance symptom management and connectedness.

In the largest Nordic study to date concerning esophageal cancer surgery, the researchers found clear evidence that decompression with a nasogastric tube is associated with less serious complications.

For patients with Barrett esophagus, anti-reflux surgery may not reduce but rather increase the risk of esophageal cancer compared with anti-reflux medication, a new study suggests. Researchers ...

Unlike traditional Medicare patients, Medicare Advantage enrollees who need major genitourinary or gastrointestinal cancer surgery frequently use lower quality hospitals rather than high-quality ...

To improve the quality of life of people with cancer, oncologists have regularly recommended exercise. “The thinking in the ...

The (AGA) released a new clinical practice guideline on the surveillance of Barrett's esophagus, the only known precursor to ...

A fit and healthy man has been diagnosed with stage four esophageal cancer after being prescribed over-the-counter heartburn medication for acid reflux. Forty-one-year-old Zack Van Aarde later ...

Esophagus cancer and stomach cancer affect different parts of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. However, some types of cancer start where the esophagus and stomach meet. The esophagus is the tube that ...