Our cancer experts specialize in diagnosing esophageal cancers and developing treatments tailored to your unique needs. Our multidisciplinary team with board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians work together through our tumor boards to create a personalized treatment plan.
Sometimes, cancer grows in the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach (esophagus). Esophageal cancer is a type of gastrointestinal cancer.
Your esophagus includes several layers of tissue and muscle. While cancer can grow anywhere in the esophagus, it often begins in the tube's innermost lining (epithelium).
You may not have any signs of esophageal cancer when cancer is in its early stages. As cancer grows (advances), esophageal cancer symptoms can include:
- Bleeding in the esophagus (causing dark stools)
- Coughing or hoarse voice
- Pain in the chest
- Trouble swallowing
- Vomiting