Can you survive esophageal cancer?

Esophageal Cancer: Stages and Survival Rates. The esophagus is a long, muscular tube that joins your mouth to your stomach. Esophageal cancer is classified into four stages, 0 through IV. In the earliest stage of esophageal cancer, the cancer affects only the lining of the esophagus. read more

Your doctor can tell you how these numbers may apply to you, as he or she is familiar with your situation. The numbers below come from the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, looking at people diagnosed with esophageal cancer between 2007 and 2013. read more