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Cancer, There are many different types of cells in the body, and many different types of cancer which arise from different types of cells. What is cancer? Cancer...
Oesophageal Cancer, What is oesophageal cancer? Oesophageal cancer is cancer of the gullet (oesophagus). There are two main types: Adenocarcinoma of the oesop...
Oesophageal Cancer, Incidence [ 1 ] Carcinoma of the oesophagus represents the 14th most common malignant tumour in the UK, and is the 8th most common cancer in the world. ...
Oesophageal Spasm, Other oesophageal motility disorders - eg, achalasia . Oesophageal perforation/mediastinitis (acutely). Oesophageal cancer . Other causes of ch...
Oesophageal Strictures, Webs and Rings, See the separate Oesophageal Cancer article. Oesophageal webs are often about 2 mm or 3 mm wide. These are smooth extens...
Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease, Bisphosphonates can be extremely troublesome. Oesophageal reflux is recognised as a risk factor for oesophageal cancer. Aetiol...
Types of Cancer, Links to detailed leaflets on each are provided below: Bladder Cancer Brain Cancer and Brain Tumours Breast Cancer Cancer of the Uterus (Endometrial Cancer) C...
Gastric Cancer, In recent years there has been an anatomical shift from distal to proximal stomach cancer in the USA which parallels the increasing incidence of distal oesophagea...
Male Breast Cancer, The risk of carcinoma in the other breast is also increased. [ 5 ] Man with breast cancer have an increased risk of certain non-breast second malignancies (including ...
Oesophageal Varices (Causes, Symptoms and Treatment), Large oesophageal varices with red spots are at highest risk of rupture. [ 1 ] How common are oesophageal varices? (Epide...
Surgery may be considered If you develop high-grade dysplasia or oesophageal cancer, the traditional treatment is to undergo surgery to remove the oesophagus (oesophagectomy).
Childhood Gastro-oesophageal Reflux, When gastro-oesophageal reflux is associated with troublesome symptoms (such as poor weight gain, unexplained crying or distressed behaviour) it is known ...
Other uncommon causes of dyspepsia Other problems of the upper gut, such as stomach cancer and oesophageal cancer , can cause dyspepsia when they first develop. There are se...
See the separate leaflet called Eosinophilic Oesophagitis to read more about it . Oesophageal cancer Cancer of the oesophagus (oesophageal cancer) is uncommon in t...
Oesophageal Atresia, Complications of oesophageal atresia After repair of oesophageal atresia in infancy, gastro-oesophageal reflux, oesophageal dysmotility and ...
Assess a person's risk of cancer based on their age, sex, family history of oesophageal cancer and smoking history and tailor the frequency of endoscopic surveillance accordingly...
Laryngeal Cancer, Complications of radiotherapy - eg, local fibrosis and scarring, oesophageal stricture, dry mouth. Prognosis [ 2 ] Overall, 7 in 10 men with laryngeal...
Differential diagnosis Other causes of dysphagia, including: Oesophageal cancer . Oesophageal stricture . Gastric cancer , possibly involving the lower o...
Bleeding from the oesophagus Causes include: Oesophageal varices . Varices are enlarged, swollen blood vessels in the lining of the gullet or stomach. , Oesophagitis Duodenal ulcer ...
Recent studies have shown that people taking PPIs are at increased risk of gastric cancer (cancer of the stomach). People with gastro-oesophageal reflux are also at increase...