Gastroenterologist Dr. Wendi LeBrett recently posted a TikTok video about some sneaky signs of esophageal cancer to watch out ...

Computed tomography (CT) texture analysis of primary tumors may be a potential imaging biomarker in localized esophageal cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to research presented ...

Doctors may perform endoscopies to diagnose esophageal cancer. They may also order laboratory tests and other imaging tests, such as MRI and CT scans, to confirm the diagnosis and determine ...

PET/CT for esophageal carcinoma staging detects clinically unsuspected synchronous malignancy. ... CA Cancer J Clin. 2002;52:195-215. Rege S, et al. Cancer. 1994;73:3047-3058.

Esophageal cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the esophagus. ... as well as chest x-rays and CT scans. Expected Duration. Esophageal cancer will continue to grow until it is treated.

Reference: Sun L, Su XH, Guan YS, Pan WM, Luo ZM, Wei JH, Zhao L,Wu H. Clinical usefulness of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the restaging of esophageal cancer after surgical resection and radiotherapy.World J ...

Kenneth J. Chang, M.D., and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian are on a mission to make esophageal cancer a thing of the ...

Age — The rate of esophageal cancer rises after age 50. Tobacco and alcohol — These increase the risk of developing cancer, especially squamous cell carcinoma. Weight — Obesity is linked with ...

Currently, there are no blood tests to diagnose esophageal cancer. While imaging studies, such as a barium esophagram or CT scan may show an abnormality, the diagnosis of esophageal cancer requires an ...