| There are various kinds of esophageal cancer | | | | Some times a small intestine part or plastic tube |
| treatment options. Some treatment options are | | | | might be used for connecting both. When the |
| standard and are used presently and there are some | | | | esophagus is blocked partially due to tumor, then |
| treatment options which are provided to the patients | | | | stents might be inserted inside in order to facilitate |
| in the form of clinical trials. Clinical trials are nothing but | | | | swallowing of food. |
| research studies meant for enhancing the present | | | | Next common treatment option for esophageal |
| treatments or for getting new information for the | | | | cancer is radiation therapy where x-rays of high |
| patients suffering from esophageal cancer so that | | | | energy are directed on the cancerous cell so that |
| they can be treated in a better manner. | | | | they are killed and their growth is stopped. Two kind |
| If the clinical trials consisting of new treatment option | | | | of radiation therapy are used, one is the external |
| that is found to be better than the treatment | | | | radiation and the other is the internal radiation |
| (standard) given to the patient then the new | | | | therapy. The type of the radiation therapy used |
| treatment option would take the place of the | | | | depends mainly of the stage and type of cancer that |
| standard method. The patients should also think over | | | | is getting treated. |
| of going through the clinical trials. All patients might | | | | Chemotherapy is a standard treatment option in |
| not be eligible for clinical trials as some are only | | | | esophageal cancer where drugs are passed through |
| meant for patients who have not undergone or | | | | the esophagus to stop or kill the cancerous cells. |
| started any type of treatments. Since esophageal | | | | Systemic chemotherapy is normally administered |
| cancer patients find it hard to swallow food due to | | | | through muscles or veins or mouth where the drugs |
| dysphagia they might require special type of | | | | are passed into the bloodstream reaching the cancer |
| nutritional requirements. | | | | cells all over the body of the patient. Regional |
| Surgery is of the common treatment options for | | | | chemotherapy involves placing the drugs in the spinal |
| esophageal cancer. It involves removing a part of | | | | coloum, body cavity like abdomen or an organ so |
| esophagus using an operation known as | | | | that the drug affects the cancerous cells present in |
| esophagectomy. In esophagectomy, a small portion | | | | that region. |
| of esophagus is cut and removed as a result of this | | | | Laser therapy uses laser beams for killing cancer cells |
| the remaining portion of the esophagus is connected | | | | while electrocoagulation uses the electric current for |
| with the stomach which is done by pulling it upwards | | | | killing cancerous cells. |
| making it easy for the patient to swallow the food. | | | | |