Oesophageal cancer

Key facts Oesophageal cancer occurs in the tube that takes food from your mouth to your stomach. The most common type of oesophageal cancer is adenocarcinoma — it usually occurs in the lower oesophagus. Common symptoms include food getting stuck in your oesophagus and coming back up (regurgitation), bloody vomit, a change in your voice and fatigue. Oesophageal cancer is treated with surgery, an oesophageal stent, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy. What is oesophageal cancer? Oesophageal cancer (sometimes spelled ‘esophageal’ cancer) happens when cells grow in an uncontrolled way in the oesophagus. The oesophagus is a muscular tube that carries food