2023 April: Bulan April diperingati salaku bulan kasadaran kanker esophageal. Kanker esophageal mangrupikeun jinis kanker anu mangaruhan esophagus, pipa otot anu nyambungkeun tikoro sareng burih. Di dieu aya sababaraha fakta Lesser-dipikawanoh ngeunaan kanker esophageal:
- It can be difficult to diagnose early: Kanker kerongkongan often does not cause symptoms until it has spread to other parts of the body. This can make it difficult to detect in its early stages.
Hal ieu mindeng dikaitkeun jeung faktor gaya hirup: Faktor gaya hirup tangtu bisa ningkatkeun resiko tina ngamekarkeun kanker esophageal, kaasup roko, pamakéan alkohol beurat, sarta obesitas.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can increase the risk: GERD, a condition in which stomach acid backs up into the esophagus, can increase the risk of developing esophageal cancer, particularly adénokarsinoma.
There are two main types: Esophageal cancer can be classified as either adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. Adenocarcinoma is more common in the United States, while squamous cell carcinoma is more common in other parts of the world.
Pilihan perlakuan gumantung kana panggung kanker: Perlakuan pikeun kanker esophageal bisa ngawengku bedah, terapi radiasi, kémoterapi, atawa kombinasi ieu. Pilihan perlakuan husus gumantung kana panggung kanker sarta faktor séjén, kayaning kaséhatan sakabéh sabar urang.
- Laju salamet rupa-rupa: Laju kasalametan lima taun pikeun kanker esophageal sakitar 20%. Nanging, ieu tiasa bénten-béda pisan gumantung kana tahap kanker dina diagnosis sareng faktor sanésna.
- Éta langkung umum di lalaki: Kanker esophageal langkung umum di lalaki tibatan awéwé, sareng résiko naék ku umur.
- Bisa jadi aya komponén genetik: Sababaraha kasus kanker esophageal bisa boga komponén genetik, sarta individu kalawan sajarah kulawarga kasakit bisa jadi dina ngaronjat resiko.
- Ieu bisa dicegah: Parobahan gaya hirup, kayaning quitting roko, ngawatesan asupan alkohol, sarta ngajaga beurat cageur, bisa mantuan ngurangan résiko kangker esophageal.
- Ieu bisa dideteksi ngaliwatan screening: Individu kalawan resiko luhur ngamekarkeun kanker esophageal, kayaning jalma kalawan sajarah GERD, bisa nyandak kauntungan tina screening rutin pikeun ngadeteksi kasakit dina tahap awal na.
