Category Archives for esophageal cancer
Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer?
Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer are a lot of treatments for one cancer patient. I mean, that’s a lot of toxicity for one body to manage. The challenge is that, depending
Continue readingPill Swallowing w/ Dysphagia
Pill swallowing with dysphagia gives me fits. I’ve never completely choked (died) on a pill or capsule, but I have come close on many occasions. I am a long-term survivor of a blood cancer called
Continue readingGERD and Diet
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD and diet- what you eat, day in, day out, makes a difference in your risk of Barrett’s Esophagus (BE) and your risk of Esophageal Cancer (EC). As the first article
Continue readingBarrett’s Esophagus Therapies
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a drug and device therapy using photosensitizer drugs activated by laser light for mucosal ablation. Porfimer sodium PDT has been used extensively with proven long-term efficacy
Continue readingDysphagia – Pill Induced Esophageal Injury
Pill-induced Esophageal injury may present as erosions, kissing ulcers, and multiple small areas of ulceration with bleeding, mainly in the middle third of the esophagus. I never knew that pill-induced
Continue readingLong-term Esophageal Cancer Survivors QOL?
Esophageal cancer patients who survive 1 year or more after potentially curative treatment for esophageal cancer can lead satisfactory lives. Conventional esophageal cancer therapies cause short, long-term
Continue readingBlack Raspberries Slow Esophageal Cancer
New research strongly suggests that a mix of preventative agents, such as those found in concentrated black raspberries, may more effectively inhibit cancer development than single agents aimed
Continue readingPre-Op Chemo- Esophageal Cancer
In patients who have esophageal cancer that is potentially removable by surgery, does the use of chemotherapy before surgery result in improved survival? Debulking cancer or shrinking a tumor with chemo
Continue readingPreoperative Esophageal Cancer Staging-
Background Accurate detection of metastasis to lymph nodes is an essential component of the approach to treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of magnetic resonance imaging
Continue readingMinimally Invasive Surgery- Esophageal Cancer
There was no significant difference in 30-day mortality among esophageal cancer patients; however, MIE had lower blood loss, shorter hospital stay, and reduced total morbidity and respiratory complications. Esophageal
Continue readingBlack Raspberries- Barrett’s Esophagus?
In particular, animal models of esophageal cancer have suggested that black raspberries can decrease markers of oxidative stress and DNA damage…” Twenty-plus years living with an incurable
Continue readingStage 4 Esophageal cancer- W/ Mets
“We never even knew he had esophageal cancer until he started having trouble swallowing. He was sick and always tired over the last few years he had daily heartburn and acid reflux problems” My
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