Cost of Esophagus Cancer in India

Cancer occurring in the esophagus (food pipe). Sixth most common cause of deaths worldwide.

• Difficulty swallowing
• Weight loss without efforts
• Chest pain, pressure or burning
• Worsening indigestion or heartburn
• Coughing or hoarseness

• Barium swallow study
• Endoscopy
• Biopsy
• Bronchoscopy
• Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
• Computerized tomography (CT)
• Positron emission tomography (PET)

Surgery:

1. Surgery to remove very small tumors. It is resorted to treating small tumors removing the cancer and margin of healthy tissue that surrounds it.
2. Surgery to remove a portion of the esophagus (esophagectomy). During the procedure, the surgeon removes the portion of your esophagus that contains the cancer, along with a portion of the upper part of your stomach, and nearby lymph nodes.
3. Surgery to remove part of your esophagus and the upper portion of your stomach (esophagogastrectomy). The surgeon removes part of your esophagus, nearby lymph nodes and a larger part of your stomach.
4. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy. In this drugs are given to kill cancer cells with injection through veins.
5. Radiation therapy: Radiation therapy. In this high-powered beams, such as X-rays or protons, to kill cancer cells, if the cancer has spread to central system.
6. Combined chemotherapy and radiation.
7. Targeted drug therapy
8. Immunotherapy
9. Alternative medicine

• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Smoking
• Precancerous changes in the cells of the esophagus
• Obesity
• Alcoholism
• Bile reflux
• Difficulty swallowing because of unrelaxing esophageal sphincter
• Drinking very hot liquids
• Not eating a balanced diet
• Radiation treatment to the chest or upper abdomen

• Pain
• Obstruction of the esophagus
• Bleeding in the esophagus