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Is it possible for teenagers to get esophageal cancer?
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Rarely but yes: Cancer is rare in children and esophageal cancer is extremely rare. But it is possible for children and teenagers to get esophageal cancer.
Answered 10/24/2017
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Yes but rare: Barrett's metaplasia is a risk factor for esophageal cancer. Anyone with barrett's should be in a endoscopic surveillance program. Other risks factors that might effect young people: achalasia, chaga's disease, scleroderma, history of caustic ingestion, lymphoma.
Answered 9/9/2014
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