There is no difference in recovery, complication or cost between the two most common surgical approaches for esophageal cancer. Researchers have found “there is no evidence” that either open surgery ...

New research has found no evidence of a difference between recovery time and complications when comparing standard and keyhole surgical incisions for the treatment of esophageal cancer (cancer of the ...

MADRID — More than one third of patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer who have a complete clinical response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy may be able to safely avoid major surgery, ...

An esophageal cancer survivor noted that recovering from surgery to treat the disease was “grueling,” but he said he was eventually able to return to some normalcy with his ability to eat his favorite ...

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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There was an overall increased risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma among those in the surgery vs. medication ...

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.

A nationwide Swedish population-based cohort study of 1,335 patients with esophageal cancer who underwent esophageal resection in 1987 to 2005, with follow-up for survival until February 2011, was ...

Bart Frazzitta was in his mid-50s and an executive in the insurance industry when he started having trouble swallowing food. Turns out, he had advanced cancer of the esophagus. Upon the diagnosis, a ...

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 ...

Cervical esophageal cancer (CEC) affects the upper esophagus. Smoking and heavy drinking are major risk factors for this condition. Treatment may involve chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, or a ...

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 ...