What is Esophagus Cancer?

What is Esophagus Cancer?

• Esophagus Cancer: Cancer of the esophagus in the throat.
• Esophagus Cancer: A malignant growth of cells in the esophagus. There are two major variants: epidermoid (squamous) carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. This is an uncommon cancer in the United States though it is relatively common in Iran, France, Switzerland with highest mortality rates seen in China, Singapore, and Puerto Rico. Excessive ethanol and cigarette usage increases the risk for development of this cancer, acting in a synergistic fashion. (DeVita et al. Cancer. p.776-778 4th edition Lippincott)
  Source - Diseases Database

Esophagus Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Esophagus Cancer, or a subtype of Esophagus Cancer, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Esophagus Cancer: Introduction

Types of Esophagus Cancer:

Types of Esophagus Cancer:

• Types of cells affected by esophageal cancer:
  • Squamous cell carcinoma (esophagus) - affects the lining cells.
  • Adenocarcinoma (esophagus) - affects the gland-like cells.
• Stages of esophageal cancer:
  • Stage I esophageal cancer - affects the top lining cells.
  • Stage II esophageal cancer - affects deep lining cells, or has spread to lymph nodes.
  • Stage III esophageal cancer - invaded the esophagus wall cells or has spread to lymph nodes or nearby tissues.
  • Stage IV esophageal cancer - metastatic: cancer has spread to other parts of the body , such as liver, lungs, brain, and bones.
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Broader types of Esophagus Cancer:

• Cancer
• Digestive system cancer
• Esophagus diseases
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Who gets Esophagus Cancer?

Patient Profile for Esophagus Cancer: Typically over 60.

Gender Profile for Esophagus Cancer: More common in men.

How serious is Esophagus Cancer?

Complications of Esophagus Cancer: see complications of Esophagus Cancer
Average life years lost for Esophagus Cancer: 15.2 years (SEER)¹
Deaths for Esophagus Cancer: 7,486 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

What causes Esophagus Cancer?

Causes of Esophagus Cancer: see causes of Esophagus Cancer
Risk factors for Esophagus Cancer: see risk factors for Esophagus Cancer

What are the symptoms of Esophagus Cancer?

Symptoms of Esophagus Cancer: see symptoms of Esophagus Cancer

Complications of Esophagus Cancer: see complications of Esophagus Cancer

Can anyone else get Esophagus Cancer?

Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.

Esophagus Cancer: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Esophagus Cancer.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Esophagus Cancer.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Esophagus Cancer: Gastroenterologist, Medical oncologist, Radiation oncologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Esophagus Cancer.
Treatments for Esophagus Cancer: see treatments for Esophagus Cancer
Prevention of Esophagus Cancer: see prevention of Esophagus Cancer
Research for Esophagus Cancer: see research for Esophagus Cancer

Society issues for Esophagus Cancer

Hospitalization statistics for Esophagus Cancer: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Esophagus Cancer:

• 0.29% (37,174) of hospital consultant episodes were for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 84% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 70% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 30% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 19% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Esophagus Cancer:

Organs and body systems related to Esophagus Cancer include:

• Throat
• Esophagus

Name and Aliases of Esophagus Cancer

Main name of condition: Esophagus Cancer

Class of Condition for Esophagus Cancer: cancer

Esophageal cancer, oesophageal cancer, Cancer of the Esophagus

Esophageal cancer, Oesophageal cancer Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Esophagus Cancer:

• Dysphagia
• Odynophagia
• Barrett's oesophagus
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Adenocarcinoma
• Spicy food

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