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Diagnosis of cancer of the gullet - all Q&As

3 items found in this section.

1. For the last few weeks my father has been finding it difficult to swallow. Could this be due to cancer?

last reviewed: 05.09.2006

2. What is an oesophagogastric cancer?

last reviewed: 28.09.2006

3. What is a barium swallow ?

last reviewed: 05.09.2006

All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.


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