Minimize irritation: Anything that can cause irritation to esophagus can initiate malignant transformation. Heavy use of alcohol, reflux esophagitis causes barretts lesions lead to cancer formation. Heavy smoking along with the above and at the junction with the stomach, ulceration from helicobacter bringing in marrow stem cells that are then transformed
Answered 3/22/2020
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Lifestyle and diet: Factors that cause irritation of your esophagus and increase your risk of esophageal cancer include (some are modifiable): barrett's esophagus (precancerous change) gerd bile reflux alcohol abuse; chewing tobacco; smoking achalasia (esophageal sphincter inability to relax) drinking very hot liquids;eating few fruits;vegetables; eating foods preserved in lye obesity prior chest radiation.
Answered 5/12/2014
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