I was very surprised to hear 2 doctors talking about Esophageal cancer this morning. They were from the Sloan Kettering Cancer hospital in NYC.
They indicated more men get this and around middle age. They state it is the result of changes in the esophagus.
I did not hear it all but the male doctor indicated that they are investigating meds like Zantac, Pepcid, Prilosec and some other meds that I did not hear, to see if "possibly" these meds could cause changes in the espohagus.
Katie asked them if people taking them should now get off these meds and the female doctor told her no, not at this time and to speak with one's own physician.
VERY INTERESTING INFORMATION, this morning.
Seems everyday we hear of more meds that may cause problems.
They did indicate that people with symptoms need to be scoped at a good center.