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  2. Esophageal cancer - Wikipedia

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    Esophageal cancer is the eighth-most frequently-diagnosed cancer worldwide, [2] and because of its poor prognosis, it is the sixth most-common cause of cancer-related deaths. [55] It caused about 400,000 deaths in 2012, accounting for about 5% of all cancer deaths (about 456,000 new cases were diagnosed, representing about 3% of all cancers).

  3. Gastrointestinal cancer - Wikipedia

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    By the time esophageal cancer is usually detected, though, it might have spread beyond the esophageal wall, and the survival rate drops significantly. In China, the overall five-year survival rate for advanced esophageal cancer is about 20%, and in the United States it is about 15%. [4]

  4. 4 cancer charities charged for scamming donors out of $187 ...

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    Americans give billions of dollars to charitable operations every year, but sadly not all of the recipients are legitimate. On Tuesday, charges were filed against 4 cancer charities for allegedly ...

  5. Esophageal disease - Wikipedia

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    Some people also experience a sensation known as globus esophagus, where it feels as if a ball is lodged in the lower part of the esophagus. The following are additional diseases and conditions that affect the esophagus: Achalasia [1] Acute esophageal necrosis; Barrett's esophagus; Boerhaave syndrome; Caustic injury to the esophagus; Chagas disease

  6. ‘Scamanda’ Is The Latest Riveting And Malignant Saga Of A ...

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    Amanda Riley pocketed more than $100,000 in donations after claiming to be terminally ill on and off for years, at one point saying that her pregnancy had “reversed the cancer.”

  7. Esophagectomy - Wikipedia

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    Recognized major cancer hospitals typically report mortality rates under 5%. Major complications occur in 10–20% of patients, and some sort of complication (major and minor) occurs in 40%. Time in hospital is usually 1–2 weeks and recovery time 3–6 months. It is possible for the recovery time to take up to a year.

  8. Reynolds cancer charities - Wikipedia

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    After paying expenses each year, Cancer Support Services has only 10 cents on the dollar left to ship to Cancer Fund." They were under investigation in 2013 after 11 years of operations. The Times/CIR called CSS a "boiler room operation" where "hundreds of callers solicit[ed] donations, then send the cash to Cancer Fund to make its fundraising ...

  9. Cancer survival rates - Wikipedia

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    The American Cancer Society reports 5-year relative survival rates of over 70% for women with stage 0-III breast cancer with a 5-year relative survival rate close to 100% for women with stage 0 or stage I breast cancer. The 5-year relative survival rate drops to 22% for women with stage IV breast cancer. [3]