When Ray Miller was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, he and his wife Jill feared the worst. His doctor referred him to Sarasota Memorial Gastrointestinal Oncologist Kenneth Meredith, MD, who has performed more robotic esophagectomies than anyone else in the world. At Sarasota Memorial, Dr. Meredith and the Florida hospital's highly skilled robotic team performed a robotic-assisted esophagectomy. Not only did it remove Ray's cancer, it also resulted in a shorter hospital stay and faster recovery. Learn more about Dr. Meredith and minimally invasive gastrointestinal cancer surgery at: www.smh.com.

With a high risk of recurrence, Michelle wanted to do everything she could to stop her esophageal cancer from coming back and enrolled in an immunotherapy clinical trial.

Originally diagnosed in July 2016, her treatment plan progressed very quickly, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. Michelle’s family and coworkers helped support her throughout treatment. Declared cancer-free by the end of December 2016, she considered her next steps to stay cancer-free. In February 2017, Michelle met with Dr. Deirdre Cohen at NYU Langone Health, who recommended Michelle enroll in a clinical trial of nivolumab (Opdivo®). Now, Michelle can plan new adventures with her husband and daughter. https://www.cancerresearch.org/patients

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In this video, Dr. Asit Arora, Director, GI Surgical Oncology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, explains the importance of early screening and timely treatment of Esophageal Cancer, which consists of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery in the 30-40 per cent removal of cancer.

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Cancer of the esophagus in on the rise. Dr. Mainor Antillon discusses the risk factors, danger signs and when to see a doctor. He also talks about the latest, most advanced procedure to remove esophageal cancer and save the esophagus: endoscopic submucosal dissection, available in Michigan only at Spectrum Health.
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The symptoms of esophageal cancer are common ailments most people initially ignore. Dr. Peter Enzinger talks about esophageal cancer and explains how to spot the warning signs. Find out more about treatment and care for people with cancer of the esophagus: http://www.dana-farber.org/Adu....lt-Care/Treatment-an

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Reporter: Even at 70, it’s hard to keep Ed Gardella off the softball field.

Ed: Ah, first day.

Reporter: But when he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, instead of stepping up to home plate, Ed had to step back. Even more than 30 years in law enforcement couldn’t prepare him for this battle.

Ed: I was feeling kind of beat up during that period of time, but never once did I want to die, I just entertained the thought that dying can’t be as bad as this. Hey, what have you got?

Reporter: Like most people who get esophageal cancer, the disease caught Ed and his wife Elaine by surprise. The warning signs are common ailments most people initially ignore, like problems swallowing, chest pain or heartburn, weight loss, and fatigue. Dr. Peter Enzinger is Ed’s doctor. He’s an esophageal cancer expert at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Dr. Enzinger: It certainly is not as common as the big cancers—lung, breast, prostate cancer—but it does occur in about 14,000 patients a year in the United States. It seems to occur much more so in men than in women. Men have about a tenfold higher risk of this cancer than women do.

Reporter: After undergoing surgery, chemotherapy, and then radiation, Ed has been cancer free for more than five years. Besides practicing his swing, Ed now spends his time mentoring other cancer patients, giving them the same support others gave him when he was going through treatment.

Ed: She took both my hands, and she said, “You keep on keeping on.” And I thought about that a couple hundred times—even today. You keep on keeping on.

Reporter: At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, I’m Anne Door reporting.

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“When I walked in that door, I knew those physicians were dedicated to their profession and had hope for me.” That is what 65-year-old Don Maushart said about his first visit to the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center in June 2021. He was about to find out his treatment options for his esophageal cancer, when he saw a familiar face — Robert Van Haren, MD, UC Health thoracic surgeon. It turns out, Don had crossed paths with Dr. Van Haren before.

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