Whether esophageal cancer can be cured depends on the severity of the disease. If it is the early stage of the disease, the scope of the lesion is relatively small, and there is no lymphatic metastasis, so the possibility of cure is relatively high. But if the disease reaches the advanced stage, the symptoms are obvious in all aspects, and there is almost no possibility of cure.

Esophageal cancer is one of the most common digestive tract tumors, with high morbidity and mortality. The cause of the disease is closely related to improper diet. Most patients with esophageal cancer don't know much about this disease, so they are always worried that it can't be cured. So can esophageal cancer be cured?

Can esophageal cancer be cured?

1. Early esophageal cancer may be cured.

Whether esophageal cancer can be cured depends mainly on the severity of the disease. The symptoms of early esophageal cancer are not obvious, and the lesion range is relatively small. Generally speaking, there will be no lymphatic metastasis. If effective treatment can be taken at this time, the possibility of cure is still relatively large.

2. Advanced esophageal cancer cannot be cured.

Because there is no obvious clinical manifestation in the early stage of esophageal cancer, it is difficult to find the existence of the disease if it is not examined regularly. Most patients don't know they are sick until their symptoms are obvious. At this time, the disease has developed to the advanced stage, not only the scope of the lesion has expanded, but also lymphatic metastasis may have occurred, which greatly increases the difficulty of treatment and has little possibility of cure.

Second, how to treat esophageal cancer?

1. surgical therapy

Surgery is the first choice for the treatment of esophageal cancer. If the patient is in good condition and has the conditions for surgery, surgery can be considered. Surgical treatment of esophageal cancer includes minimally invasive surgery and open surgery, and patients can choose the appropriate method according to their own conditions.

2. Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy, also known as chemotherapy, is usually combined with surgical treatment, which can sometimes improve the curative effect, or alleviate the symptoms of patients and prolong the survival time. However, during chemotherapy, we should regularly check the blood picture and liver and kidney function, and pay attention to the reaction of drugs.

3. Radiotherapy

Patients with esophageal cancer can also undergo radiotherapy, which is usually combined with surgery to increase the resection rate and improve the long-term survival rate of patients. If it is cervical cancer or upper thoracic esophageal cancer, you can consider using radiotherapy alone.