Can early esophageal cancer be cured?

Can early esophageal cancer be cured? If esophageal cancer is discovered in the early stages, this is the best time for treatment. With early and active treatment, most patients will have better recovery results. Is there hope for curing early esophageal cancer? Let's see what the experts say.

Esophageal cancer is one of the most common cancers. Early detection and treatment are urgent. Generally, esophageal cancer needs to go through stages such as epithelial atypical hyperplasia, carcinoma in situ, invasive cancer, and metastatic cancer. In treatment, atypical hyperplasia and carcinoma in situ can be completely cured. Atypical hyperplasia of the esophageal squamous epithelium is an important precancerous lesion of esophageal cancer. It usually takes several years or even more than ten years from atypical hyperplasia to cancer.

Surgical treatment is the best choice for early-stage patients. Early-stage esophageal cancer often has not yet invaded the muscular layer, and there is no lymph node metastasis or distant metastasis. Can early-stage esophageal cancer be cured? Early-stage esophageal cancer can be completely surgically removed, and the surgery is relatively easy and effective. The 5-year survival rate after surgery can reach more than 90%, and even long-term survival. When esophageal cancer develops to the invasive stage, about half of the patients can be cured. Therefore, early-stage patients should actively seek medical treatment to avoid delaying the disease.

Experts point out: If early esophageal cancer does not metastasize, the possibility of cure is extremely high. If metastasis occurs, patients with advanced esophageal cancer should also have a correct mentality, face their disease correctly, and choose the right treatment method to relieve symptoms. In the treatment of esophageal cancer, both Chinese and Western medicine can be used. Western medicine treatment is mainly through surgical treatment, and Chinese medicine treatment is mainly through Chinese medicine treatment. In clinical practice, surgical treatment is risky, while Chinese medicine treatment avoids this disadvantage. It can prevent the recurrence and metastasis of esophageal cancer, but it takes a long time.

The above introduces to you that the cure rate of early esophageal cancer is very high. We must seize the early opportunity and actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment. The treatment effect for most people is still relatively good.