People with certain risk factors are more likely to develop esophageal tumors than others. The risk factors of esophageal tutors may include :

Age

People who are in age range 70 to 80 are more likely to develop esophageal tumors.

Diet

Fruits and vegetables provide a lot of vitamin and mineral to help prevent tumors. Low in carbohydrate, protein, eating diet low in fruit and vegetables has shown that it can increase the probability to develop esophageal tumors.

Smoking

Smoking is one of the risk factor of esophageal tumors. People who smoke and taking alcohol may have increased risk of developing this tumor.

History of Cancer

People who had history of digestive cancer, mouth cancer and throat cancer may be one of risk factor to develop esophageal tumors

Achalasia

Achalasia happened when the lower end of esophagus contracted and causing food and liquid cannot flow directly to the stomach. The cells lining of esophagus become irritated. People who had this problem may risk to esophageal tumors.

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Gastroesophageal reflux is a condition in which acid liquid in the stomach push up into esophagus and may cause symptoms such as heartburn and pain in the chest. This symptom may become the higher risk of getting esophageal tumors.

There are various symptoms of esophageal tumors. The following symptoms are including:

1. Difficulty in swallowing is the common symptoms of esophageal tumors but usually do not happen at early stage. Besides, late symptom in esophageal tumors is pain during swallowing.


2. During swallowing, one of other symptom of esophageal tumors is feel pain at the chest and heartburn.


3. Pain in the throat is also one of the symptom that occur in esophageal tumors


4. Weight loss may occur as a result of changes in the way of nutrients metabolized by the body.


5. Vomiting, bloody cough and chronic cough are also the symptoms that usually occur in esophageal tumors.