A new esophageal cancer test helps patients detect precancerous conditions early and avoid invasive procedures.

NEJM This Week — January 23, 2025. Featuring articles on esophageal cancer, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and atrial fibrillation; a review article on the physiology of hunger; ...

Learn about the "pill-on-a-thread" that could replace endoscopies for half of all patients at risk of developing esophageal cancer.

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), one of two major forms of esophageal cancer, is the sixth most deadly cancer worldwide for ...

More than 22,000 Americans are diagnosed with esophageal cancer this year, with men being three to four times more likely to ...

Here's a closer look at what esophageal cancer is, who is at risk and where research stands now. Virginia congressman, Gerry Connolly, died at 75 following a battle with esophageal cancer.

Key Takeaways An immunotherapy drug can boost survival in people with stomach or esophageal cancerWhen combined with chemo, durvalumab eliminated cancer in nearly 1 in 5 patientsAfter two years ...

This is why only about 20% of Americans with esophageal cancer are still alive five years after their diagnosis. To improve on that figure, doctors say they don’t necessarily need better medicines.

Perioperative FLOT (fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel) is a standard therapy for resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomas, but recurrence rates remain hig ...