Esophageal cancer is relatively rare, making up only 1% of all cancer diagnoses in the US. However, it is also one of the most deadly cancers — with a five-year survival rate of only 20%.

Health Here's what to know about esophageal cancer following Rep. Gerry Connolly's death Here's a closer look at what esophageal cancer is, who is at risk and where research stands now.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - This year, more than 22,000 Americans face a chilling diagnosis, esophageal cancer. Men are three to four times more likely to develop it. The odds? Less than a ...

This is why only about 20% of Americans with esophageal cancer are still alive five years after their diagnosis. To improve on that figure, doctors say they don’t necessarily need better medicines.

Historically, the Core has supplied Gl SPORE investigators with microdissected esophageal and colon cancers suitable for analysis of the temporal sequence of gene mutations, colon cancer tissue arrays ...