Esophageal Cancer
Alternate Names : Cancer - Esophagus
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Esophageal Cancer Prognosis (Expectations)
Esophageal cancer is a very difficult disease to treat, but it can be cured in patients whose disease is confined to the esophagus. In circumstances in which surgery can be performed, cure rates are in the range of 25%.
In some circumstances in which the cancer is localized to the esophagus and radiation therapy is used instead of surgery, cure is possible but is less likely than with surgery.
For patients whose cancer has spread outside the esophagus, cure is generally not possible and treatment is directed toward relief of symptoms.
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