Esophageal surgery is recommended when the tumor is very small and in its early stage. If the diagnosis for esophageal cancer is made, the treatment depends on many factors depending on the patient's health condition and complications. For many people surgery is the successful method of esophageal cancer treatment. The main types of surgery for esophageal cancer are Esophagectomy (surgeon takes out a part of the esophagus) and...more
The earlier stages of esophageal cancer are usually without symptoms, so in many cases it is not diagnosed in earlier stages. It may be diagnosed when doing some tests for other medical problems or unrelated symptoms. Later physical examination and medical tests are conducted to confirm the possibility of the cancer if the patient is having any symptoms.Esophageal cancer tends to spread to the lymph nodes first and so physical...more
The spread of the disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or part is called metastasis or metastatic disease. Previously it was that only malignant tumor cells had the capacity to metastasize which is now in reconsideration due to research. The word metastasis in Greek means "removal from one place to another" and the plural form of metastasis is given as metastases. Metastases are given as the process through which the cancer spreads from the place it started as a primary tumor to other parts of the body distant from the affected area. For example, a person with melanoma may have metastases in their brain and another person with colon cancer may not show symptoms of metastases. Cancerous cells have two abilities such as increased motility and invasiveness on which metastases depends. Cells that metastasize are basically of same kind and have acquired increased motility and capacity to invade other organs. If cancer arises in lungs and metastasizes to liver, the cancer cells present in the liver are lung cancer cells. A clinical research was conducted on metastases. A 65 year old man was admitted with dysphagia and no pulmonary symptoms were noted...more
Hiccups are recognized as a sign of esophageal cancer in U.S. Hiccups are caused mainly due to the involuntary spasm of the diaphragm. These hiccups can occur when a person eats the food too much or too quickly. Hiccups are also caused due to coughing and laughing among others. If the person has hiccups often along with pain and...more
Though esophageal cancer is not a common disease in Asian and African countries, the mortality rate increases year after year. As the treatment has improved for this type of cancer, it has reduced the number of casualties. The survival rates of esophageal cancer are low. The cancerous cell growth will start inside the esophagus and...more
For some of the people, the disease of acid reflux or heartburn is a very popular condition. The symptoms of this may differ from one person to another. The most famous symptoms that are reported are the burning pain below the breast bone, nausea and bloating.The general treatment for the acid reflux disease is to avoid the foods that activate the acid reflux. If a person is having the disease of acid reflux, he needs to avoid coffee, fatty foods, mint candies, tomatoes and alcohol.Most of the people will take the drugs that are prescribed by the doctor for the heartburn or they will also take medicines over the counter like prevacid and prylosec. Acid reflux may create bacteria to flock within the esophagus and the stomach of a person. The bacteria fascinated within the upper gastric area and the esophagus may be the possible reason for the development of stomach and the esophageal cancer.If a person is suffering from heartburn very often, he should not ignore the same and he should not also have medicines on his own. He should consult his family physician immediately. The research has acknowledged that the cancer creating bacteria that collects in the stomach and...more
OCD treatment can be handled multiple ways. Modern medicine and natural remedies are options. Sadly, many people are unaware of what direction to take and are overwhelmed with the vast amount of information that is contained on the web in regard to...more
Skin cancer basal cell carcinoma comprises of 80% of the entire non melanoma skin cancers. People belonging to the age group between 40 to 60 years are more inclined to be affected by such tumors. The cancerous basal cell carcinoma prefers its...more
Diarrhea is an increase in the incidence of bowel actions or a decrease in the form of stool (greater looseness of stool). Although change in frequency of bowel actions and looseness of stools can vary separately of each other, changes...more
If you would hear the word cancer, you would definitely feel the chill in your spine. This is because you have seen in the news about people who have cancer and the experiences that they get into. Even undergoing the treatment is...more
Treatment of Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in India is offered at cancer hospitals of Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore with very high standards that offer complete medical care and the surgical departments of the hospitals are equipped...more
Mesenteric artery Ischemia treatment in India is offered at hospitals which are at par with the latest technological advances, experienced and expert physicians and surgeons. During the procedures of various medical treatments or...more