This particular cancer is on the increase because it’s not easily diagnosed, GP’s tend to treat the symptoms with medication at first then they may proceed to an endoscopy. Sadly by this stage it’s a bit to late for some. In the past this cancer was mainly found in men over seventy but now it’s found in women more frequently, I was sixty when I was diagnosed. I would encourage anyone who has any of the following symptoms to go straight to your GP :- weight loss, difficulty in swallowing, excessive burping, acid reflux, abdominal discomfort. I would advise don’t be fobbed off by your doctor, insist on an endoscopy sooner rather than later. Luckily I had mine privately if I had waited I think my outcome would not have been a positive one.
Well said Kitty, Great advice!
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