Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the cells of the lining of the esophagus growing out of control. The esophagus is the hollow, muscular tube that connects your throat to your stomach. Bardmoor Cancer Center will take careful steps stage and grade the tumor to assess the best way to create and manage your treatment plan. Our goal is to achieve the very best outcome while preserving your quality of life.
There are 2 main types of esophageal cancer:
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma
Other types of cancer can start in the esophagus but are much more rare:
- Lymphomas
- Melanomas
- Sarcomas
What are the risk factors for Esophageal Cancer?
It may be possible to avoid some risk factors for esophageal cancer, but some are out of your control. The best plan is to catch it early. Lifestyle and hereditary factors include:
- Smoking
- Alcohol use
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Human papillomavirus infection (HPV)
- Previous radiation to the chest/lungs
- Personal history of esophageal cancer
- Highly processed food intake
- Achalasia
- Genetic syndromes (Tylosis, Plummer-Vinson syndrome)
- Esophageal injury
- Family history of esophageal cancer
- Gender/Age/Race/Where you live