Is retching a symptom of esophageal cancer

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Esophageal cancer is a common digestive tract tumor. The incidence rate is high. The incidence of the disease is uneven. It is generally related to age, gender, occupation and so on. The etiology is also manifold. For example, the invasion of nitrosamine compounds, fungal infection, the lack of molybdenum, iron, zinc and other trace elements are common factors, which pose a great threat to the lives of patients. Early detection and timely treatment are very important. So what are the symptoms of esophageal cancer? Now let's talk about it.

Is retching a symptom of esophageal cancer

There are many symptoms of esophageal cancer, which will appear different symptoms with the specific etiology and degree of development of patients. Generally speaking, there will be no symptoms in the early stage, but there will be discomfort of swallowing when eating early, such as choking feeling of swallowing food, burning after sternum and so on.

In addition, with the development of symptoms, the disease of patients will continue to aggravate, the symptoms will be more and more, dysphagia will gradually aggravate, and finally lead to water and saliva can not swallow, most patients will often spit mucus like sputum, the body will become thin, dehydration and so on.

In addition, cancer will invade all parts of the body, leading to many symptoms, such as cancer invading the recurrent laryngeal nerve, will lead to hoarseness symptoms. Invasion of the cervical sympathetic ganglion can lead to Horner syndrome and so on.

matters needing attention

In addition, it will also invade the trachea, bronchus, and many other parts, and some will have liver, brain and other organ metastasis, which will lead to jaundice, ascites, coma and other symptoms, which need our attention.