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Esophageal Cancer
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention/Screening
- Disease Management
- Specific Conditions
- Related Issues
- Clinical Trials
- Research
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Directories
- Organizations
- Statistics
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Esophageal Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Esophagus (National Cancer Institute)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Esophageal Cancer (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- What Is Cancer of the Esophagus? (American Cancer Society)
Also available in: Spanish
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- How is Cancer of the Esophagus Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
Also available in: Spanish - How Is Cancer of the Esophagus Staged? (American Cancer Society)
- Understanding Esophageal Dilation (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
- Upper Endoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Upper GI Series (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Palliative Therapy (American Cancer Society)
- Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment for Cancer of the Esophagus (American Cancer Society)
- Treatment of Cancer of the Esophagus by Stage (American Cancer Society)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Can Cancer of the Esophagus Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society)
- Esophageal Cancer (PDQ): Prevention (National Cancer Institute)
- Esophageal Cancer (PDQ): Screening (National Cancer Institute)
- What Are the Risk Factors for Cancer of the Esophagus? (American Cancer Society)
Also available in: Spanish
Disease Management
- Disease Management
- Esophagus Cancer: What Happens After Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Barrett's Esophagus (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- GERD, Barrett's Esophagus and the Risk for Esophageal Cancer (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Ten Questions to Ask Your GI Endoscopist (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Cancer of the Esophagus? (American Cancer Society)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Esophageal Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- What's New in Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
- Zinc Deficiency Linked to Increased Risk of LessCommon Form of Esophageal Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary
(National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Directories
- Directories
- Find a Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Doctor (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
- Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
- Find an Otolaryngologist (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
Statistics
- Statistics
- What Are the Key Statistics about Cancer of the Esophagus? (American Cancer Society)