Esophageal Cancer (DRAFT)

Esophageal cancers (also called esophagus cancer) are rare and complex, making up only about 1% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States. Esophageal cancer starts in the tissues in your esophagus, the long muscular tube that moves food from your throat to your stomach.

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Your cancer care team at Phoebe has an experienced group of specialists to support your physical and emotional needs, from diagnosis through treatment, survivorship and wellness. Our treatment program uses a multi-disciplinary team approach to deliver the highest level of care throughout our patients’ journey, from prevention to treatment and survivorship.

 

Types of Esopageal Cancers We Treat:

  • Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of esophageal cancer in the U.S. It develops in the tissue that makes mucus that helps you swallow and usually affects the lower part of the esophagus.
  • Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) begins in squamous cells that line the esophagus. Squamous cell esophageal cancer usually affects the upper and middle parts of the esophagus.

Treatment

Early-stage esophageal cancer is treated with surgery to remove the tumors or ease symptoms. A multidisciplinary care team with expertise in esophagus cancer use treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy to treat more advanced or later-stage esophageal cancer.

Our Team Approach

Our full team approach to cancer care, means providing a highly collaborative effort to deliver comprehensive cancer care to our cancer patients. This multidisciplinary approach engages a range of providers across our care community, to ensure we look at every angle for each patients’ unique case.

For more information, please call:
229-312-7124

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Cancer Support Group

At times, we just need to be with a group of people who truly understand the concerns and celebrations we face on our cancer journey.

Our Survivorship Support Group generally meets on the 1st Thursday of the month at noon.

Please call 229-312-1000 to confirm this month’s schedule or to get more information about our cancer support groups.