Gastroesophageal reflux disease, a chronic digestive disorder, is a risk factor for esophageal cancer. Considered the second most lethal cancer in the U.S., esophageal cancer is more common in men than women, with over 80 percent of patients dying within five years of diagnosis. Early esophageal precancer can be monitored for progression to late esophageal precancer which can be cured with endoscopic esophageal ablation, reliably halting progression to cancer.
The American Cancer Society estimates that about 22,070 new esophageal cancer cases will be diagnosed and there will be roughly 16,250 deaths from esophageal cancer in 2025.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.