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Twins Great Harmon Killebrew Has Esophageal Cancer: 5 Facts on the Disease

UPDATE: Later reports clarified that Killebrew is receiving medical treatment at a Mayo Clinic facility near his home in the Phoenix area. Baseball great Harmon Killebrew revealed Thursday he has esophageal cancer, and that he's being treated for the disease at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The former Washington...

Bone-Building Bisphosphonates May Increase Risk of Esophageal Cancer

(Sept. 3) -- They help boost bone strength, but a class of drugs known as oral bisphosphonates also appear to increase one's risk of developing esophageal cancer. And while that's the study conclusion making headlines this week, it's not the first research to suggest significant downsides to the medications -- especially...

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Esophageal Cancer: Writer Christopher Hitchens Dies From Pneumonia Complication -- What Is Esophageal Cancer?

Influential -- yet controversial -- writer, journalist and atheist Christopher Hitchens passed away from pneumonia on Dec. 15, according to news reports.

Background on esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer (or oesophageal cancer) is malignancy of the esophagus. There are various subtypes, primarily squamous cell cancer (approx 90-95% of all esophageal cancer worldwide) and adenocarcinoma (approx.

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