Cancer esophagus

The esophagus (European Portuguese) or esophagus (Brazilian Portuguese) is a canal that carries food to the stomach. O esophagus is a muscular canal of involuntary contractions, controlled by the autonomic nervous system, which, continuing the work of the pharynx, the lead food into the stomach.
Her contractions through peristalsis make the cud go to the stomach (in 2 seconds or so), even if you are upside down.
Treatment
Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, alone or combined, according to the medical evaluation. For initial tumors may be indicated endoscopic resection (removal of the tumor with access through the mouth, without cuts). However, this type of treatment is quite rare.

In most cases, surgery is indicated. Depending on the extent of disease, treatment can be palliative solely (without Curative) by chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

In the range of palliative care is also available with endoscopic dilatation, placement of prostheses autoexpansivas (to prevent narrowing of the esophagus) and brachytherapy (radiotherapy with Radioactive seeds).
Prevention
It is important to adopt a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, avoid frequent consumption of very hot beverages, smoked foods, alcoholic beverages and tobacco. Are associated with increased incidence of this tumor personal history of cancer of the head, neck or lung, infection by human papilloma virus - HPV; tylosis (espeçamento skin on the palms and soles), achalasia (lack of sphincter relaxation between the esophagus and stomach), Barrett's esophagus (abnormal growth of cells in the columnar type into the esophagus), caustic injury (burns) in the esophagus and Plummer-Vinson syndrome (iron deficiency).