Firefighters have a 62% higher risk of cancer, and this week, the New Castle Central Fire Station hosted pre-screenings.

Physicals for firefighters with Cimarron Hills Fire Department just east of Colorado Springs are going next level with an ...

We all drink more coffee and tea in the colder season—and sometimes drink them when they are boiling hot. This can endanger ...

A vitamin-sized diagnostic could be the future of esophageal cancer prevention. Cancer of the esophagus — the muscular tube that moves food from the mouth into the stomach — has just a 20% five-year ...

Minimally invasive screening methods offer a more accessible, cost-effective way to detect Barrett’s esophagus early and help prevent esophageal cancer. Before the introduction of minimally invasive ...

Ever-smokers receiving immunotherapy for gastric and esophageal cancers showed better survival outcomes but higher relapse ...

Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach. It’s usually a one-way route, but sometimes acid escapes the stomach and travels back up. That can ...

Factors such as obesity, tobacco consumption, and older age can increase the risk of developing esophageal cancer. Some risk factors are within a person’s control, while others are not. Esophageal ...

Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month takes place in April. Its purpose is to raise awareness about esophageal cancer and campaign for research funding. People who develop esophageal cancer often do not ...

Gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma is a rare type of cancer of the esophagus, the tube that connects your mouth and stomach. It starts in the gastroesophageal (GE) junction, the area where the ...

Adults aged 45 to 64 experienced a nearly doubled rate of esophageal cancer and a 50 percent increase in the precancerous condition Barrett's esophagus between 2012 and 2019, according to a database ...