Symptoms of Esophagus Cancer

General information about symptoms of Esophagus Cancer: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Esophagus Cancer. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Esophagus Cancer. Furthermore, symptoms of Esophagus Cancer may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Esophagus Cancer.

List of symptoms of Esophagus Cancer: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Esophagus Cancer includes:

No early symptoms
Difficulty swallowing
Pain swallowing
Progressive difficulty swallowing
Severe weight loss
Throat pain
Back pain - pain behind the breastbone or between the shoulder blades
Hoarseness
Chronic cough
Vomiting
Coughing up blood
Weakness
Tiredness
Swollen neck lymph glands

Symptoms of Esophagus Cancer: Early esophageal cancer usually does not cause symptoms. However, as the cancer grows, symptoms may include:

Difficult or painful swallowing
Severe weight loss
Pain in the throat or back, behind the breastbone or between the shoulder blades
Hoarseness or chronic cough
Vomiting
Coughing up blood

More symptoms of Esophagus Cancer: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Esophagus Cancer, underlying causes of Esophagus Cancer, associated conditions for Esophagus Cancer, risk factors for Esophagus Cancer, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Esophagus: NCI

Last revision: June 4, 2003

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