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Esophageal Cancer Information Center  

A new or recurrent diagnosis of esophageal cancer often results in fear and confusion for patients and their family members. Understanding treatment options, accessing new and innovative therapies through clinical trials, as well as understanding the role of supportive care and complementary and alternative medicine are essential. Cancer screening, genetic testing and prevention are equally relevant to all individuals, especially those related to someone diagnosed with cancer.

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Esophageal Cancer News

Scalding Hot Tea May Increase the Risk of Esophageal Cancer (04/06/2009)
Individuals who drink scalding hot tea may have as much as eight times the risk of developing esophageal cancer compared with individuals who consume their tea warm or lukewarm. The results of this study were published in the British Medical Journal.

Alcohol-induced Flushing Linked with Esophageal Cancer (03/26/2009)
People who experience facial flushing after consuming alcohol may have an increased risk of developing alcohol-related esophageal cancer. These results were published in PLoS Medicine.

Elderly Patients with Esophageal Cancer Can Tolerate Chemoradiotherapy (11/13/2008)
Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is an effective treatment and does not present major toxicity for elderly patients with esophageal cancer, according to the results of a study released in an early online publication of the November issue of the British Journal of Cancer.

Guidelines Do Not Recommend Endoscopy for GERD (10/24/2008)
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released a medical position statement that recommends against using endoscopy for the screening of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). These results were recently published in the journal Gastroenterology.

New Study Confirms Increased Incidence of Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus in White Americans (09/04/2008)
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have reported that between 1975 and 2004, the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus increased by 463% in White males and 335% in White females. The details of this study appeared in an early online publication in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on August 11, 2008.

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