oesophageal
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Lead researcher Dr Keren Papier said research in South America - where many people drink a very hot herbal beverage called mate - had already shown a similar link between hot drinks and oesophageal cancer.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
A phone call from the coroner's office changed all that: they were told Daniel had undiagnosed advanced oesophageal cancer, and that the main cause of death was an obstruction in his throat from some food.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
She said her husband, Philip, was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and died aged 78 in 2011.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Holder, 79, was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2018 and was initially given six months to live but he recovered following care at The Christie hospital in Manchester.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
On the ventral side, where the oesophageal wall is in contact with that of the trachea the epithelium is somewhat thickened by an increase in the number of cell layers.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by C. M. Reese
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