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If you have a throat or difficulty swallowing, it is likely to be caused by a virus. Unless it does not disappear.
If you have a persistent throat pain that lasts for three to four weeks, the NHS says that your GP is seen because it could be a more serious signal
And, rarely, it could be a symptom of teesophageal cancer.
Speaking before the month of awareness about the cancer of February, Dr. Jason Chow, a medical oncologist at the Chromwell hospital in London, explains: “A throat pain tends to be something that disappears on its own. However, persistent pain in the throat, which feels as if it were in the center of his chest (or behind the sternum), and hardly swallowing, which is painful or a sensation of burning, or a feeling of food as if he were Sticking in the throat, they are common symptoms of teesophageal cancer and should talk to your doctor, especially if these symptoms do not disappear. “
But this type of cancer is often not diagnosed until it is in its posterior stages, since in the early stages it may not have symptoms. Julie Thompson, Information Manager of the Charity of the Digestive System, Guts UK, says: “Teesophageal cancer can be difficult to detect, since it may not cause any symptom until it causes an obstruction of food and drinks by the esophagus, or until the swallowing becomes painful. “
In fact, Guts UK says that NHS data shows that 20% of cases of teesophage difficult to treat.
Chow says that around 9,000 people in the United Kingdom are diagnosed with oesophage Indigestion, or be non -specific, as not specific, as it is not specific, as it is not specific. As weight loss. This means that more than half of patients have more advanced cancer. “
What are the symptoms of teesophageal cancer?
Include …
Difficulty swallowing
This is one of the most common symptoms of teesophageal cancer, and Thompson says: “This symptom begins with solid foods and progresses to liquids as cancer worsens. This is called dysphagia. “
Weight loss
This is weight loss without trying, emphasizes Thompson.
Indigestion or stomach acidity
Another symptom, says Chow, is the “indigestion or stomach acidity that does not disappear”, and Thompson explains: “Some people report long -standing heartburn before developing symptoms, although most people who develop teesophageal cancer have no symptoms have no symptoms of this type before experiencing dysphagia.
However, indigestion and stomach acidity are very common, and rarely a sign of cancer.
Pain
The pain in the throat or behind its sternum could be related to teesophageal cancer, says Chow.
Food returning to
Chow says that regurgitation is a less common symptom of teesophageal cancer, and Thompson explains that there may be a regurgitation of food or be sick after eating or drinking, and regurgated foods can contain blood.
Cough and rum
Other less common symptoms include asphyxiation, coughing or inexplicable chest infections, and Chow says there may be “a cough that will not disappear, the rum of voice or blood cough.”
Dark peanut
Another unusual symptom of teesophagous cancer is “peanut that can be darker or almost black,” says Chow. Cancer Research UK says that this can happen if cancer is bleeding the esophagus, but emphasizes that it is not a common symptom, and is one that can get if you are taking iron tablets, for example.
Fatigue
Being tired can be a symptom, and Thompson says that this can sometimes happen when a person with teesophageal cancer develops anemia, which can get a lot, due to bleeding in the esophagus.
Who is at risk?
Chow says that the risk of developing cancer generally depends on factors that include their age: most people with esophagus cancer are over 60 years old, with rates in the United Kingdom in people from 85 to 89 years: medical conditions and Lifestyle factors such as being overweight.
“For teesophageal cancer, smoking or chewing tobacco increases your risk, and smoking and drinking alcohol increases even more risk,” he says.
If you have a history of chronic or esophagus reflux of Barrett (a condition in which cells that cover the esophagus have become abnormal due to the reflux of long -term acid), this can also increase your risk of oesophageal cancer, she says, she says .
Thompson adds: “Most people will seek medical attention due to swallowing problems, but it is important to see their head doctor if you experience persistent stomach acidity, reflux or any of the other symptoms for three weeks or more.
“Going to the doctor early is important, since it can increase its possibilities of early diagnosis and effective treatment.”
