Wednesday, 22 April 2015

How Esophageal Cancer is Treated With Radiosurgery?

Esophagus is the food tube in the human body between the stomach and the mouth. Esophageal Cancer occurs when cancer affects cell growth in this organ. There are two types of esophageal cancer; ESCC (esophageal squamous-cell carcinomas) and EAC (esophageal adenocarcinomas).

Dr. Gil Lederman

Common symptoms of this disease are: dry cough, hoarse voice, weight loss, difficulty or pain while swallowing etc. Some patients also experience symptoms like vomiting blood. Tobacco smoking, poor diet and alcohol consumption are the main risk factors for this type of cancer. There are various types of treatments for this disease. Therefore, treatment depends on the type and stage of the disease.

A patient’s condition also determines the type of therapy to be used for treating this type of cancer. Stereotactic radiosurgery is one of the many treatments for esophageal cancer. In radiosurgery, high levels of focused radiation are used to kill deceased cells in the affected area. Healthy cells stay unharmed in this process, which increases the recovery rate in patients. This treatment offers great results with good recovery rate.

Physicians like Dr. Gil Lederman have treated thousands of patients with this therapy. Dr. Gil Lederman is a respected physician with a triple board certification in internal medicine, radiation oncology and medicine oncology.

He is also known for successful prostate seed implantations. He has performed these seed implantations in more than 3000 men. Dr. Lederman has more than twenty years of experience in the healthcare industry.