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Is there any difference between esophageal cancer and oral cancer?
8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: Esophageal cancer can be of two types, squamous or adenocarcinoma and be found anywhere along the length of the esophagus. Main contributors are longterm reflux disease, the age and gender (men are 3 times more likely to develop it), and tobacco and alcohol use. Oral cancers are most commonly associated with tobacco usage. The two cancers are independent of each other.
Answered 7/30/2012
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Location: The esophagus begins where the oropharynx ends. The same types of cancer can affect both areas.
Answered 7/31/2012
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Yes: Esophageal cancer of tube that connects the back of the throat to the stomach. Oral cancer is cancer of the mouth.
Answered 11/30/2012
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