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WELCOME TO THE ESOPHAGEAL CANCER COMMUNITY: This Patient-To-Patient Community is for discussions relating to Causes, Clinical Trials, Complications, Diagnosis, Living With Cancer of the Esophagus, Prognosis and Treatment Options.

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Do polyps in the esophagus usually become cancerous?

JimCha

Greetings. Recently, my 53 year old mother was diagnosed with a large polyps in her esophagus after some dysphagia and rarely some regur...

Please help can’t stop worrying!!

Issaballa708

I am a 26 year old female usually don’t have many problems about 3 weeks ago I noticed this feeling like something is stuck in my throat ...

cancer or not?

bsg777

So I had experience swallowing problems for a few months and my doctor asked me to do a barium swallow and chest xray..chest xray was cle...

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CT scan requested after oesophageal endoscopy

WorriedAndy

Hi, I wonder if someone could offer any insights on this: my 21 year old had been complaining of food getting stuck in his throat sinc...

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Possible leukoplakia near uvula

Minortimes

I noticed this white looking patch towards the back of my throat. It's been about two weeks now. I did set an appointment with my doctor ...

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Phlegm with tiny bubbles

Hhedy

Does esophageal cancer cause white phlegm with tiny bubbles?

Esophageal Cancer

YvonL

This week I was given the bad news that I had Esophageal Cancer, squamous cell carcinoma. I am 54 year old male that was a pack a day smo...

3 answers | 1 comment

Concerned about Esophageal Cancer. Advice?

qhlp13

This is a bit of a long story. Last year I had been feeling very fatigued and I chalked it up to leading a very active and busy lifest...

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Hpv throat cancer

Diamond_doll

Scared. Symptoms appeared months later... 7/8 Have 2 lumps on inside of cheeks, tingly tongue ... and swollen lymph nodes... A Dr ...

Advice?

Ninaross890

24 black female I recently got diagnosed with hpv.. After that I started having symptoms of throat cancer.. Itchy and sometimes burning f...

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Has anyone gotten hpv in the throat from oral sex?

ijustwannabeokblr

I have some blisters in the back of my throat and they hurt to swallor...and I have been diagnosed with VPH. I wonder if thats the cause

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Feels like poking upper right side of chest (esophagus)

Anonymusbd

I am 28 years male. I am suffering from three days as poking my upper right side chest during swallowing rice and during gerd.Today I hav...

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