Esophageal cancer kills most who are diagnosed with it. Symptoms tend to be acid reflux and trouble swallowing, but, by that point, the cancer is usually considered advanced. https://www.abcactionnews ...

This year, more than 22,000 people will be diagnosed with esophageal cancer and more than 16,000 will lose their battle with the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. April is Esophageal ...

Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month takes place in April. Its purpose is to raise awareness about esophageal cancer and campaign for research funding. People who develop esophageal cancer often do not ...

Dear Doctors: A family friend is suddenly on hospice care because of esophageal cancer, which has spread to his lungs and liver. The thing is, he never even knew he had it. Other than getting the ...

Esophageal cancer is a cancerous, or malignant, tumor of the esophagus, the muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach. Data from the National Cancer Institute at the National ...

For much of his life, Lou Martinez popped antacids and took swigs of Mylanta to calm his frequent heartburn and acid reflux. “I went to bed at night, and the burning was incredible,” the 69-year-old ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — A person dies every 36 minutes from esophageal cancer, according to the esophageal cancer awareness network, and one Lowcountry woman is working to bring awareness to the ...

Esophagitis is inflammation of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach, and can be caused by various factors including acid reflux, infections, and immune reactions.

Trouble swallowing and chronic cough could signal serious GERD complications. A digestive health expert explores when ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as gastro oesophageal reflux disease, is more than just the occasional heartburn—it’s a chronic condition where stomach acid keeps flowing back into ...