Today On Dr. Oz The Most Common Warning Signs Of Esophageal Cancer
Kim Kardashian lost her father to esophageal cancer. She’s asking Dr. Oz to explain some of the signs and symptoms of the disease. Kim said that going on the Dr Oz show actually really helped me. My father passed away from esophageal cancer six years ago and I had a lot of unanswered questions that Dr. Oz answered for me. Her dad had really bad acid reflux his whole life and would take over the counter medicine up to 5 to 7 times a day, plus he had a hiatal hernia, and that’s exactly where the cancer started.
Dr. Oz said to today one of the fastest growing cancers were seeing today is called Esophageal Cancer. It can often go undetected before it’s too late. It can come first and show itself as something as common as a cough. Dr. Oz asks could your cough be telling you have esophageal cancer. He explains the warning signs to you need to know and watch out for that could be showing you that you could have cancer.
Dr Oz Acid Reflux – Hiatal Hernia – Esophageal Cancer
Watch the video’s below as Dr Oz explains to Kim about Acid reflux, and how it burns and can scar the esophagas, and Hiatal Hernia’s. The second video Dr Oz explains this ground breaking test and how it is performed with a scope with a camera on the tip that is inserted through Nick’s nose and travels to the stomach. This test is quite extraordinary, and amazing at what a simple test can show you. The animated video shows how acid in your stomach goes up into the esophagus and can burn and scar the tissue, and possibly turn to cancer. The video also shows how when the scope is inserted through the nose we can see how our food passes through to the stomach. This test will also show you if there is any scarring on the esophagus.
Dr Oz 5 Signs That Your Cough Could Be Cancer
1. Your cough lasts more than 6 weeks
2. Hoarseness
3. Pain with swallowing
4. Heartburn and/or indigestion
5. Ulcer medications for extended amount of time
Dr. Oz says for those of us out there that have a cough or hoarseness, or maybe heartburn, but you don’t have to have pain – If you don’t have it evaluated or you are taking medications, and you haven’t seen a physician periodically to make sure there is not something else that is profoundly going on, you risk having acid scar up the esophagus, which can cause lots of problems, including Cancer.
