ESOPHAGEAL CANCER

Course overview

ESOPHAGEAL CANCER IS A DEADLY MALIGNANCY WITH VERY LOW SURVIVAL, EVEN WITH TREATMENT. IN THE UNITED STATES, ESOPHAGEAL CANCERS REPRESENT THE FIFTH MOST COMMON GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER, WITH AN ESTIMATED 16,940 CASES PER YEAR, AND ARE THE SIXTH MOST COMMON CANCER WORLDWIDE. THIS ACTIVITY DISCUSSES THE ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND STAGE-WISE TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER.