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TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (Healthday News) -- People battling advanced esophageal cancers should get doses of chemotherapy both before and after tumor-removing surgeries, a new study suggests.
"There is considerable disagreement as to whether giving all adjuvant [chemo] therapy upfront versu...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- June 4, 2024
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Researchers have found a gene mutation linked to esophageal cancer, which could lead to better prevention and treatment strategies.
Investigators from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio found the mutation, potentially helping those at risk of what is a highly lethal cancer. Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a cancer of your food pipe.
"With this discovery, we will be able to ...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- September 22, 2023
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If you have frequent heartburn or think you may have acid reflux disease, see an expert before you suffer serious complications, one expert warns.
"Gastroesophageal reflux disease [GERD] is when you get acid and chemical damage to the lining of the esophagus," said
Esophageal cancer tends to be a "silent killer," and it's on the rise among middle-aged Americans, new evidence suggests.
The rate of this cancer nearly doubled among people aged 45 to 64, and the prevalence of Barrett's esophagus -- a precancerous condition -- rose by about 50% in this age group between 2012 and 2019. The esophagus is a hollow tube tasked with carrying food and liquid fr...
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
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- May 13, 2022
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Dozens of different spray products -- deodorants, shampoos, sunscreens, athlete's foot treatments -- have been recalled in recent months due to contamination with the cancer-causing chemical benzene.
Most recently, six Brut and Sure aerosol antiperspirants
Alan Holman didn't stop exercising when told he had cancer, and he's glad of it, now that U.K. researchers say moderate exercise may improve chemotherapy outcomes in esophageal cancer patients.
Holman, 70, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in December 2016, shortly after retiring from his job as a facilities manager at a shopping mall in Britain. Like many patients, he underwent
- Robert Preidt
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- February 3, 2022
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Private insurers paid out about $156.2 billion in 2018 for U.S. patients with the 15 most common cancers.
Medication was the largest expense and drugs for breast, lung, lymphoma and colon cancers accounted for the largest chunk of those costs, according to a Penn State College of Medicine study.
"The public often hears that the U.S. spends an inordinate amount of money on health car...
- Robert Preidt
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- October 13, 2021
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