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Clinton Clark III, 33, esophageal cancer, Bellingham
Manage episode 434055836 series 2445662
In early 2020, it became difficult for Clinton to eat. It was during the pandemic
and much harder at the time to see a doctor, so it took a while before he was able to get checked out. In January 2021, Clinton was diagnosed with esophageal cancer that metastasized into his lungs.
His treatment included six months on a feeding tube, chemotherapy and radiation
treatments. In summer 2021, he received an esophagectomy and now comes in for
chemotherapy every other week. He will continue these sessions for the foreseeable
future.
The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 22,370 new
esophageal cancer cases diagnosed (17,690 in men and 4,680 in women) in 2024. Esophageal cancer is more common among men than among women. The
lifetime risk of esophageal cancer in the United States is about 1 in 127 in men and
about 1 in 434 in women.
690 episodes
Manage episode 434055836 series 2445662
In early 2020, it became difficult for Clinton to eat. It was during the pandemic
and much harder at the time to see a doctor, so it took a while before he was able to get checked out. In January 2021, Clinton was diagnosed with esophageal cancer that metastasized into his lungs.
His treatment included six months on a feeding tube, chemotherapy and radiation
treatments. In summer 2021, he received an esophagectomy and now comes in for
chemotherapy every other week. He will continue these sessions for the foreseeable
future.
The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 22,370 new
esophageal cancer cases diagnosed (17,690 in men and 4,680 in women) in 2024. Esophageal cancer is more common among men than among women. The
lifetime risk of esophageal cancer in the United States is about 1 in 127 in men and
about 1 in 434 in women.
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