Early symptoms of esophageal cancer
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The food is easy to get stuck in the throat and can't be swallowed. It seems that there is something holding the food and I dare not swallow it with force. I have to use my throat very hard to make a sound. I may choke when I drink water and cough. Moreover, I have a bad cough and feel that there is something in my throat. For patients with this disease should be treated as soon as possible, I will tell you about the early symptoms of esophageal cancer.
Early symptoms of esophageal cancer
First: dysphagia: progressive dysphagia is the symptom of most esophageal cancer, but it is the later stage of the disease. Because the esophageal wall is full of elasticity and expansion ability, dysphagia occurs only when about 2 / 3 of the esophageal circumference is infiltrated by the cancer.
Second: Food reflux: esophageal cancer symptoms often appear when dysphagia worsens, reflux is not large, containing food and mucus, but also blood and pus.
Third: hoarseness: when the tumor directly invades or metastases oppress the recurrent laryngeal nerve, vocal cord paralysis occurs, leading to hoarseness. Some patients can improve their hoarseness due to effective treatment. Pain: chest pain or back pain is one of the common symptoms of advanced esophageal cancer. The pain is dull pain, dull pain or burning pain, stabbing pain, which can be accompanied by heavy feeling. Chest and back pain is often caused by periesophagitis, mediastinitis caused by cancer invasion, and even involving adjacent organs, nerves and paravertebral tissues. Ulcerative type and medullary type with ulcer pain is more common.
matters needing attention
Since the emergence of esophageal cancer is still closely related to diet, we should pay special attention to diet, don't have bad eating habits, and don't eat raw and cold food. In addition, when esophageal cancer is diagnosed, we must keep calm, and actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, after all, a good state can make the disease recover faster.
