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Is cancer of the esophagus bad? you need your esophagus to eat and live, right?
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Perhaps/no: The severity of esophageal cancer - as most cancers- depends on the stage (extent of spread). Limited disease has a better prognosis. You can live without an esophagus as the stomach is surgically brought up into the chest to allow food to enter the digestive tract.
Answered 3/24/2013
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