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Esophageal cancer How is esophageal cancer diagnosed? Early
stages of esophageal cancer are mostly without any symptoms,
hence in most cases esophageal cancer is not diagnosed in these
early stages. In some patients however early esophageal cancer
may be found while doing tests for some other medical problems
or unrelated symptoms. Once the patient is having symptoms that
may suggest the possibility of esophageal cancer, several tests
are available to confirm or exclude the possibility of
esophageal cancer. These include: - Upper endoscopy If
esophageal cancer is suspected, endoscopy (examination with a
flexible tube fitted with a camera) is often the first choice to
determine the nature of patient’s problem. With the use of
endoscope (the instrument used for this procedure) the physician
will be able to actually see the esophagus and can examine for
the presence of cancer. If any suspi