Esophageal Cancer

Providers with University of Minnesota Health Cancer Care deliver leading-edge technology and compassionate care to treat the complex medical needs of patients with esophageal cancer. Therapies we offer include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and/or advanced surgical options like endoscopic mucosal resection, radiofrequency ablation or photodynamic therapy and minimally invasive esophagectomy (or esophagus removal).

We treat more than 1,000 patients every year in our thoracic oncology program. Many of our physicians are also active in research, leading clinical studies on lung cancer, esophageal cancer and thoracic cancer in collaboration with researchers at Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.

We offer you several treatment options for esophageal cancer depending on the specific cancer, your age, your overall health, the size and location of your tumor, and whether the cancer has spread to other parts of your body. Treatments we offer include:

Other specialties that may be involved in your care include: