My journey started December 2021. I was having difficulty swallowing. At the end of January 2022, I went for an endoscopy. On February 9,2022, I was diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal cancer. My world seemed to crumble before my eyes. In March, I had surgery for a feeding tube and …
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I’ve had acid reflux for quite some time. Sometimes, I’d even wake up coughing from the reflux! I’ve even had trouble swallowing my food, but I never thought that anything could really be wrong. One evening, I went out to eat with my friend, Cyndi, and we had salads with …
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I was diagnosed on September 11, 2007 with esophageal cancer. I was treated in October of 2007 to March of 2008 at Torbay hospital in the UK. My specialist at the time was Mr. Simon Hickey. I was first treated with chemotherapy and then had twelve weeks of radiotherapy. There …
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I have suffered from acid reflux for many years. The doctor treated it with ‘Prevacid,’ ‘Nexium,’ etc. Last October I went to my gastroenterologist for a routine visit. He scheduled an EGD. I was told the next day that I had esophageal cancer. I was sent immediately to UAB at …
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Drink hot tea during the day? You may want to give it time to cool down if you’re concerned about the health of your esophagus. According to a new study, drinking hot tea may increase the risk of esophageal cancer, a serious form of cancer with a very dismal prognosis. …
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