Esophageal Cancer

Immunotherapy may play role in treating nonmetastatic gastroesophageal cancer

Researchers are investigating whether immunotherapy benefits people with esophageal and gastric cancers that have not spread to distant organs.

Dr. Shanda Blackmon answers questions about esophageal cancer treatment

Learn what to expect from surgery for esophageal cancer, as well as reconstruction, chemotherapy, radiation and recovery.

Esophageal cancer is one of the deadliest cancers

Thoracic surgeon Dr. Shanda Blackmon discusses the risks, causes, diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer.

El test de una «esponja atada a una cuerda» para el esófago de Barrett y el cáncer de esófago resulta prometedor

Los investigadores de la Mayo Clinic confirmaron la precisión del método mínimamente invasivo para la detección y la prevención del cáncer de esófago en pacientes con [...]

Researchers test electronic nose to screen for Barrett’s esophagus

Researchers from Mayo Clinic are evaluating a new, noninvasive screening method for Barrett's esophagus that uses an electronic nose device called an e-nose to analyze [...]