What is Esophageal Cancer?
An esophageal cancer is the cancerous growth seen in the hollow tube, called the food pipe, which runs from the throat to the stomach. The food pipe transfers the food eaten to the stomach for digestion. The cancer of the esophagus usually begins in the tissue cells lining the insides of the food pipe.
Most of the times the esophageal cancer affects the lower part of the food pipe and studies have shown that men are more prone to esophageal cancer than women.
What are the causes of Esophageal Cancer?
Although the medical fraternity has not been able to pinpoint the exact cause of esophageal cancer studies have shown that esophageal cancer develops as a result of mutation in the patient's DNA. This mutation causes the tissue cells lining the inner parts of the esophagus to grow at an uncontrolled rate and form a tumor. This is a malignant form of cancer and is known to spread and affect the various surrounding organs as well
