Esophageal Cancer: Minimally Invasive Treatment Found Effective

Researchers have found that early stage cancers of the esophagus can be treated as effectively by less-invasive, organ-sparing endoscopic therapy as compared to more complex surgical removal of the esophagus, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the September 2009 issue of Gastroenterology. In 20 percent of esophageal cancer (http://www.mayoclinic.