Esophageal Cancer

At the UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health, 我们将专业知识与创新相结合,为食管癌患者创造理想的治疗环境.

食管癌,三维图像显示人类食道恶性肿瘤
Esophagus illustration

Why choose UCLA Health for esophageal cancer support?

As part of the Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心的食管癌项目是专业护理的中心. By trusting us with your care, you will receive:

Expertise in complex esophageal cancers: Our skilled specialists know esophageal cancer, inside and out. That’s why hospitals around the country refer patients to us.

Comprehensive care delivered with empathy您将得到我们的食管癌专家团队的彻底照顾和富有同情心的支持.

Access to groundbreaking research作为一个学术医疗中心,我们有机会获得最新的研究和技术. 我们一直在寻找更好的方法来检测和治疗食管癌.

High-quality care at multiple locations: 您可以在我们位于大洛杉矶地区的皇冠hga020电脑版癌症护理中心接受食管癌治疗和服务. 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康是自豪地提供领先的癌症支持,靠近你的家.

Our services

我们的目标是在食管癌的早期阶段发现它,这样治疗就会更有效. 吞咽困难通常是出现问题的第一个迹象. Count on UCLA Health for:

Esophageal cancer diagnosis

如果你有吞咽困难,你的医生可能会要求你做以下一项或多项测试:

Advanced imaging: 成像,如CT或正电子发射断层扫描(PET)扫描,以确定癌症是否已经扩散到身体的其他部位.

Barium swallow: A test that combines an X-ray and barium, a thick, 一种放射性液体,当吞咽时覆盖并勾勒出食道. The barium enhances X-ray images, 让你的医生更清楚地看到肿瘤和癌组织.

Endoscopic ultrasound: 一种检测癌症进展程度以及是否扩散到身体其他部位的检测.

Esophageal pH testing: A test to measure how long stomach acid stays in the esophagus. 大量的酸可能表明慢性酸反流,这可能导致食道癌. 

High-resolution impedance esophageal manometry: 一种测量食道压力以确定其功能是否正常的测试.

Esophagoscopy: 一种诊断性测试,由专家插入一根尖有光的细工具, called an endoscope, through your mouth and throat to view your esophagus. 

Biopsy: 用内窥镜从你的食管组织中取出一小块样本. Laboratory specialists examine the sample for cancer cells.

Esophageal cancer support

找到正确的支持和接受正确的治疗一样重要. We offer:

Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology: 我们的中心提供了无数的资源来帮助减轻癌症的负担. You’ll find workshops on helpful topics, from mind-body healing to stress management strategies and more. Explore our services.

Speech therapy: 语言病理学家可以帮助你在手术后恢复口腔和喉咙肌肉的力量. Special exercises improve your ability to swallow and speak.

Nutritional counseling: 食道在人体接受营养的能力中起着不可或缺的作用. 当您难以吞咽时,我们的营养师会帮助您获得所需的营养.

Esophageal cancers we treat

我们的专家成功地治疗了一些最困难的食管癌病例. The two main types include:

Esophageal adenocarcinoma: The most common form of esophageal cancer in the United States, it grows in the mucus-producing cells that line the esophagus. 这种类型的癌症通常发生在食道的下部.

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: 鳞状细胞癌始于鳞状细胞,鳞状细胞排列在食道上. 这种类型的癌症通常发生在食道的中部到上部.

Treatments we offer

皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校医疗中心为食管癌提供非手术和手术治疗,包括:

Nonsurgical esophageal cancer treatment

根据你的诊断,你的医生可能会制定一个包括一种或多种治疗的计划:

Chemotherapy: The use of drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy is often used to shrink tumors prior to surgery.

Radiation therapy: 一种使用高能辐射束杀死癌变组织的手术, 手术前缩小肿瘤或手术后摧毁残留的癌细胞.

Clinical trials: 有希望的食管癌治疗方法的研究尚未向公众开放.

Esophageal cancer surgery

根据癌症的阶段,你的外科医生可能会建议手术. Our experts specialize in:

Cryotherapy: 一种外科医生用极冷的液氮冷冻并杀死癌前组织的手术.

Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR): 切除肿瘤或早期癌变组织的微创手术.

Esophagectomy: 切除食道癌变部分的手术. 食管切除术可以治愈早期疾病或缓解晚期癌症的问题症状.

Stent surgery: 在癌症晚期将支架状装置(支架)植入食道的一种手术. 这种支架有助于保持食道畅通,缓解吞咽困难.

Meet the team

我们的食管癌专家根据最新的食管癌科学提供以患者为中心的护理. 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校的医疗服务提供者是委员会认证的,并且有多年治疗食管癌的经验.

Contact us

Call 833-373-7674 要求预约皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心的食管癌专家.

Find your care

我们的食管癌专家为您制定了适合您的护理计划. For more information, connect with a cancer care specialist at 833-373-7674.