can a hiatal hernia turn into a cancerous mass?

tipper11

If you were diagnosised with a hiatal hernia and a stricture in your esophagus in October of 2007 is it possible for the hernia to turn into a cancerous mass and the stricture to disappear in the space of 6 months?

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nico17

my mother had three hernia operations it even pushed out all her intestines and turned septic , she had three ops on same spot but now its got alot of small hernias poping out

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CalGal

A hiatal hernia does not predispose someone to cancer and it will not spontaneously turn cancerous.

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