In esophageal cancer, the patient is affected due to many reasons and one of the main reasons is persistent cough. Chronic cough or persistent cough is a cough that does not resolve or go away. Chronic cough is a symptom of other disorders and is not a disease. Cough plays a major role in maintaining the integrity of the airways and can be voluntary or involuntary. Persistent cough can be a vexing problem for the patient as well as the...more
Prognosis which is also known as prognostication is the doctor's judgment of the likely or the expected chances of the disease. Prognosis generally depends greatly on the stage at which it is present, but overall it is poor and may be just five years of survival. This is because are present with advanced stage of the esophageal cancer. The patients with esophageal cancer restricted to the mucosa will have the survival rate of about 80% which...more
Esophageal cancer is the malignant change in the cells present in the lining of the esophagus. The tumors of esophageal cancer often invade the submucosa layer of connective tissue and then the muscular layer of the organs. This type of cancer can be caused by many of the following reasons listed below. The researchers have identified several risk factors for the disease. A risk factor is the one which increases the chances of development of the disease. Age is the main risk factor for the esophageal cancer and the disease after the age of 50. Nearly half of the people affected by this disease are above 70. Men are more prone to the disease and are affected 3 times more than the females. Race and gender are also the main cause for the disease. It also occurs due to heredity and more likely in people who have close relatives with cancer. Smoking is another significant risk factor for esophageal cancer. When the tobacco smoke is inhaled, damage is caused to the esophageal cell's DNA and thus it increases the risk. Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day increases or doubles the risk. Consumption of excessive amount of alcohol for a long term is also another major risk factor for...more
Surgery is suggested for the treatment of esophageal cancer. There are two types of surgery available such as esophagectomy and Esophagogastrecotomy. The second type of surgery is recommended if the cancer is at the lower end of the esophagus or it has spread upto the stomach. Generally for this type of surgery, a part of the esophagus with cancer...more
The survival rate for esophageal cancer goes on decreasing year by year and is generally very low. The treatment for esophageal cancer has improved in the recent times and hence the survival rate has slightly increased. Initially the cancerous cell growth starts from inside the esophagus and then slowly spread outwards. The ailment gets more severe...more
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