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Can you please tell me final stages of life with esophageal cancer?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Cachexia: Cannot eat weight loss cachexia saliva overflow aspiration weakness pain miserable I am sorry to say.

Dr Binford agreed

Answered 1/30/2016

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