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gr[+ canc] diagnoses among all          
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deadlie/ ( canc]s1 ) only ab\t #a 9 #e  
pati5ts surviv+ #e ye>s2  7#e7          
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among y\ng] ,am]icans 9 rec5t decades2  
7#f7 esophageal canc] has l[ survival   

rates because x is usually discov]$ at  
advanc$ /ages :5 treatm5t outcomes are  
poor2  7#g7 rais+ aw>5ess ab\t          
esophageal canc] emp[]s individuals to  
seek prev5tive c>e1 recognize symptoms1 
& pursue e>ly detection /rategies2  7#h7
 survivors1 c>egiv]s1 m$ical            
pr(essionals1 & rese>*]s h made trem5d\s
 /rides 9 advanc+ treatm5t options &    
improv+ ! quality ( life = ^? affect$ by
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pati5ts diagnos$ ) e>ly-/age esophageal 
canc] h a significantly high] #e-ye>    
survival rate 7z high z #di p]c5t7      
comp>$ to ^? diagnos$ at lat] /ages1    
und]scor+ ! critical ne$ = enhanc$      
scre5+ & aw>5ess2 &  7#aa7 z ( ,decemb] 
#bjbb1 ! ,am]ican ,ga/ro5t]ological     
,association recomm5ds scre5+ ) a /&>d  
upp] endoscopy 9 individuals ) #c or m  
e/abli%$ risk factors = ,b>rett's       

,esophagus & esophageal ad5oc>c9oma1    
includ+--  7,a7 male sex2  7,b7         
non-,hispanic :ite e?nicity2  7,c7 age (
 #ej ye>s or old]2  7,d7 a hi/ory (     
smok+1 *ronic ga/ro9te/9al reflux       
disease1 or obesity2 &  7,e7 a family   
hi/ory ( ,b>rett's ,esophagus or        
esophageal ad5oc>c9oma4  #c4 ,,gao      
report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]    
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit a  
report to ,congress t includes an       
evaluation (--  7#a7 ! total impact (   
esophageal canc]-relat$ heal? c>e sp5d+ 
"u ! ,f$]al ,employee ,heal? ,b5efits   
,program = ,f$]al employees & retirees  
diagnos$ ) esophageal canc]2 &  7#b7 h[ 
(t5 individuals cov]$ "u ! ,f$]al       
,employees ,heal? ,b5efits ,program )   
m$ical records indicat+ su* individuals 
are high-risk = esophageal canc] und]go 
scre5+ accord+ to ! e/abli%$ guidel9es4