Esophageal cancer is the malignant change in the cells present in the lining of the esophagus. The tumors of esophageal cancer often invade the submucosa layer of connective tissue and then the muscular layer of the organs. This type of cancer can be caused by many of the following reasons listed below. The researchers have identified several risk factors for the disease. A risk factor is the one which increases the chances of development of...more
Surgery is suggested for the treatment of esophageal cancer. There are two types of surgery available such as esophagectomy and Esophagogastrecotomy. The second type of surgery is recommended if the cancer is at the lower end of the esophagus or it has spread upto the stomach. Generally for this type of surgery, a part of the esophagus with cancer (probably the lower part of the esophagus) or the upper part present next to the esophagus or the...more
The survival rate for esophageal cancer goes on decreasing year by year and is generally very low. The treatment for esophageal cancer has improved in the recent times and hence the survival rate has slightly increased. Initially the cancerous cell growth starts from inside the esophagus and then slowly spread outwards. The ailment gets more severe and the rate of survival keeps on decreasing as the patient passes every stage.The survival rate for esophageal cancer depends on the treatment and the treatment decision is influenced by many factors. The TNM cancer system uses some important information such as the tumor size and how far it has spread in the esophagus, whether the cancer has spread to the nearby lymph nodes or to the nearby organs etc. There are four stages in the esophageal cancer and the rate of survival for the patient decreases stage by stage.Survival rates for the affected patients may vary from patient to patient depending on their life style, genes, food they intake, health quality, exercise they adopt, the type of treatment chosen by them, treatment duration and so on. The survival rates for different stages of esophageal cancer are described below.In the...more
One thing about today's medical world is that it's always making huge new advances, even when you least expect them. Right now, we still don't know how to absolutely get rid of many viral diseases, such as genital herpes, but we are creating treatments that make these diseases less of a problem for many people. Genital herpes is a serious problem...more
Herpes is a condition that is frustrating and painful to deal with. Currently, there is no cure for this viral disease. It can stay in the body indefinitely, causing outbreaks every so often for quite a while. There are lots of treatments for this condition, though. Many sufferers wonder what the best treatment for herpes is. The truth is that it...more
If you have suffered for many years with genital herpes, you may think that there is little that can be done to really help treat the problem. After all, only a few short years ago, the only real solution was to use creams designed to mask the burning and itching or to take pills in the hopes that they might reduce the frequency of outbreaks. If that was the last image you gained of herpes treatment, however, it is time to start looking again. Today, genital herpes treatment is much more advanced.With modern genital herpes treatment, there is no need for pills. Instead, a topical gel used at the start of an outbreak is all that is required. The gel is applied to the affected area, where it helps to greatly reduce the severity and the healing time of outbreaks. Approved for safety by the FDA and proven effective in numerous clinical trials, the gel has helped many people go months and even years without an outbreak. In fact, using the gel 2-6 times before an outbreak is often all that is ever needed.While many modern genital herpes treatment options involve taking pills with a variety of side effects, the newest drug on the market is applied directly to the affected...more
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