February is oesophageal cancer awareness month. This is a devastating disease affecting over 10,000 people each year. Cure is possible with early diagnosis. Symptoms include heartburn, reflux and difficulty in swallowing. The best investigation for excluding cancer is endoscopy. If you are worried about oesophageal cancer, or have troublesome reflux symptoms, please contact your GP, […]

We are pleased to have published the survival outcomes fifteen years after minimally invasive oesophagectomy as curative treatment for cancer. The Exeter Upper GI team were one of the first centres in the UK to perform curative keyhole surgery for oesophageal cancer. We previously demonstrated improved quality of life compared to open surgery and optimised […]