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Q&As on this topic

1. I have been told I have Barrett's oesophagus. A friend has said they think this is a type of cancer. Are they right?

last reviewed: 01.02.2005

2. My dad has recently been told he has cancer of oesophagus. He is quite a heavy smoker and drinker, could this have caused his tumour?

last reviewed: 14.04.2004

3. My father has just been told he has a cancer of his oesophagus. My brother and I wondered if the cancer can be inherited and whether we are at risk?

last reviewed: 14.04.2004

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