Esophagus Cancer Survival

Firstly, smoking is such an obvious contributor to damaging the body that it needs no further explanation.

Secondly, alcohol can become a problem particularly if drunk to excess. If you drink continually enough to cause stomach upset or vomiting, which in turn results in stomach contents and acid being regurgitated you create a much higher risk. The constant presence of stomach acid is enough to cause the damage which is a pre-cursor of esophageal cancer.

Poor diet has also been identified as a cause of esophagus cancer, mainly due to nutrients necessary to enable the body to fight cancer, being absent. This was the basis for our approach to Glenn’s cancer, which was one of ensuring his diet was fully loaded with the nutritional elements needed to combat the cancer cells. More importantly, we concentrated on doing the things we knew would minimise any continuing damage to the lining of his esophagus, because we had come to understand that this was the cause of esophagus cancer in the first place.

There is a school of thought that drinking very hot liquids could damage the lining, but this has not been substantiated.

Needless to say if you work in an environment where you are exposed to airborne chemicals, eg a dry cleaning or toxic chemicals factory, then it is highly likely some of the chemicals will end up in your esophagus. People working in these industries need to take particular care to use protective masks and clothing to minimise any possible risk of damage, internally and externally.

Being overweight is seen as putting you more at risk of esophagus cancer, possibly because overweight people often also have digestive upsets. They may also find that the weight of fat around the stomach region may in fact push stomach contents backup the esophagus when they lie down.

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD, is also a continual cause of damage to the esophagus. Consequently this disease is also often seen as a “cause of esophageal cancer”.

Unfortunately, GERD can often result in Barrett’s Esophagus which is diagnosed because of a certain form of change in the cells. People with Barrett’s are said to be as much as 120 times more likely to develop cancer of the esophagus, and consequently this disease is often seen as a significant cause of esophagus cancer.



Because of this, let’s take a closer look at Barrett’s Esophagus.

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