Cancer of the esophagus which connects the throat and stomach
Symptoms may include painful or difficult swallowing, cough, heartburn and weight loss
Cause may be related to a many factors, like nutritional or vitamin deficiencies, alcohol intake, smoking tobacco or opiates or long-term gastric reflux
Cannot be spread from person to person
Affects males and females
Can occur at any age but more common in the elderly
Life threatening if left untreated
Treatments
Eat several small meals throughout the day
Eat foods that are easy to swallow
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