Esophageal Cancer

Research

Mayo Clinic's extensive research related to esophageal cancer includes:

• Understanding the genetic and environmental causes of esophageal cancer and of Barrett's esophagus, and addressing quality-of-life issues following esophagectomy through the Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett's Esophagus (EABE) Registry Consortium
• Improving current diagnostic and treatment options
• Testing new ways to use drugs known to be effective against esophageal cancer and investigating the best combinations of chemotherapy and radiation therapy
• Improving surgical techniques in esophagectomy, including robotic and minimally invasive surgical techniques to remove the esophagus

Publications

See a list of publications by Mayo Clinic doctors on esophageal cancer on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.