Basic Summary for Esophagus Cancer

Main name of condition: Esophagus Cancer
Other names or spellings: Esophageal cancer, oesophageal cancer, Cancer of the Esophagus

What is Esophagus Cancer?
  Brief description of Esophagus Cancer: Cancer of the esophagus in the throat.
  Parent types of Esophagus Cancer: Cancer, Digestive system cancer, Esophagus diseases
  Organs Affected by Esophagus Cancer: throat, esophagus
  Types of Esophagus Cancer: Types of cells affected by esophageal cancer:, Squamous cell carcinoma (esophagus), Adenocarcinoma (esophagus), Stages of esophageal cancer:, Stage I esophageal cancer, Stage II esophageal cancer, Stage III esophageal cancer, Stage IV esophageal cancer

Who gets Esophagus Cancer?
Patient Profile for Esophagus Cancer: Typically over 60.
Gender Profile for Esophagus Cancer: More common in men.

How serious is Esophagus Cancer?
  Average life years lost for Esophagus Cancer: 15.2 years (SEER)¹
  Deaths for Esophagus Cancer: 7,486 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
  Complications of Esophagus Cancer: see complications of Esophagus Cancer

What causes Esophagus Cancer?
  Class of Condition for Esophagus Cancer: cancer
  Causes of Esophagus Cancer: see causes of Esophagus Cancer
  Risk factors for Esophagus Cancer: see risk factors for Esophagus Cancer

What are the symptoms of Esophagus Cancer?
Symptoms of Esophagus Cancer: see symptoms of Esophagus Cancer

Can anyone else get Esophagus Cancer?
Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.

How is it treated?
  Specialists for Esophagus Cancer: Gastroenterologist, Medical oncologist, Radiation oncologist
  Treatments for Esophagus Cancer: see treatments for Esophagus Cancer
  Prevention of Esophagus Cancer: see prevention of Esophagus Cancer

Society issues for Esophagus Cancer
Hospitalization statistics for Esophagus Cancer: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Esophagus Cancer:

0.29% (37,174) of hospital consultant episodes were for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
84% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
70% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
30% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
19% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
29% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
37% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.295% (154,489) of hospital bed days were for malignant neoplasm of oesophagus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Footnotes:
1. SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2000, National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Last revision: June 4, 2003

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