NEW YORK -- Each year, about 18,000 people die from esophageal cancer, including singer Eddie Money. In Monday night's episode of ABC's "The Good Doctor," a patient underwent a unique procedure to ...

Esophageal cancer is a tumor that forms inside the esophagus. This tube starts in the back of the throat, goes through the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: For years, my 80-year-old aunt has been suffering from profound reflux problems that result in vomiting. Her esophagus was surgically detached from her stomach for over a year. Now ...

Researchers suggest endoscopic mucosal resection may be an effective and safe method of completely removing Barrett’s esophagus but may also be associated with a high complication rate, according to a ...

ESD is performed with a thin, flexible endoscope inserted through the mouth or rectum. Using miniature tools, clinicians inject fluid to lift a precancerous or early cancer lesion from surrounding ...

According to a Facebook post from Hockenberry, a 12-hour surgery to remove his cancer was successful, with surgeons removing ...

Doctors are using endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) to remove some early gastrointestinal tumors without making external cuts, a shift that can speed recovery and keep organs intact when cancers ...