Dragon is written as '龙' in simplified Chinese, and '龍' in traditional Chinese. Both pronounced as 'lóng' in Mandarin. Most Chinese tend to... (read more)

Passport is 护照 in Chinese, which is pronounced as hù zhào - fourth fourth tone. For more about tones, you can visit www.atozchinese.com/lessons/beginner/Tone (read more)

'Happy new year' can be translated to several ways in Chinese: 新年快乐-- xīn nián kuài lè 新年好 - xīn nián hǎo 恭贺新禧 - gōng hè xīn xǐ (this is often used in the writing) (read more)

'Thanksgiving' is written as '感恩节' in Chinese. It is pronounced as 'gǎn ēn jiē' - third, first and third tone. 'Happy Thanksgiving'... (read more)

"Christmas' is '圣诞节', which is pronounced as 'shèng dàn jiē' - fourth fourth and third tone. 'Merry Christmas' is '圣诞节快乐',... (read more)

Barrett's esophagus is a complication of chronic GERD, which can be diagnosed via an endoscopy and a biopsy. People suffer Barett's esophagus often have salmon pink color lining of the esophagus. The healthy tissue should be a whitish color. (read more)

High grade dysplasia means malignant cells and possibile invasion to other cells. The treatment can be a surgery or follow-up biopsy surveillance. Both methods have its pros and cons, so you need to discuss with your gastroenterologist and thoracic surgeon... (read more)

Community Manager Appreciation Day is initiated by Jeremiah Owyang in 2010. It is an international event which is celebrated on every 4th Monday of January. Find out more here - (read more)

It is known that if heartburn medications can prevent esophageal cancer at the moment. However, it is found that people on long term heartburn medication may develop smal benign polyps in their stomach. Those polyps appear to be harmless. (read more)

Most of us experience occasional reflux or heartburn, which is quite normal especially after a spicy meal. You can go to pharmacy to get over-the-counter drugs to get relief the heartburn. If the heart burn lasts more than a month, you should this seriously... (read more)

Since there is no symptom at the early stage of esophageal cancer, there is no screening guidelines available at the moment. However, if you suffere from chronic heartburn or reflux, you need to talk to a gastroenterologist to get appropriated medical... (read more)

Since there is no symptoms in the early stage of esophageal cancer, it is usually diagnosed in the late stage of esophageal cancer. (read more)

There is no known genetic links to esophageal cancer and most people with esophageal cancer do not have family history of esophageal cancer. So it is very unlikely that esophageal cancer can be passed on the children. (read more)

The risk factors for esophageal cancer is identified as: age, genger, race, cigarettes, alcohol, obesity, diet and medical condition & history.... (read more)

Unfortunately, the direct cause of esophageal cancer is not known yet. However, doctors believe that smoking and excessive drinking can put an individual at risk for esophageal cancer. (read more)

Esophageal cancer is one of the most common cancer. While the suqamous cell carcinoma (one type of esophageal cancer) is more common in Asia (China, Iran, Iraq, Turkey), parts of Africa and France, Adenocarcinoma (the other main type of esophageal cancer)... (read more)

The esophageal cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the esophagus. The most common location for cancer to develop in the esophagus is at the gastro-esophageal junction, i.e. the bottom of the esophagus where it joins the stomach. Esophageal cancer... (read more)

Tumors can be divided into two main types: benign tumors and malignant tumors. A benign tumor does not keep growing or invade other tissues. For example, a lipoma is a benign tumor. On the other hand, a malignant tumor is a tumor that composes of... (read more)

Cancer is a word that frightens almost everyone. There are over 100 types of cancer. In simple words, cancer is a disease that affects cells... (read more)

The basic function of the esophagus is to propel food or liquids into the stomach. If your stomach has too much acid, food or bile, the contents will reflux back into the esophagus,... (read more)