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Digestive system

Heartburn prevention

Cancer - esophagus

• Difficulty swallowing solids or liquids
• Regurgitation of food
• Heartburn
• Weight loss
• Vomiting blood
• Chest pain unrelated to eating

• Barium swallow
• EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) and biopsy
• Chest MRI or thoracic CT (usually used for helping to determine the stage of the disease)
• PET scan (sometimes useful for determining the stage of disease, and whether surgery is possible)
• Evidence of occult (hidden) blood in stool

Review Date: 05/26/2006
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided byVeriMed Healthcare Network.