Hiccups, watch out for cancer

A tumor in the esophagus

If you have continuous hiccups accompanied by symptoms of dysphagia and weight loss, think about esophageal cancer immediately.

That is the advice of Professor T. Walsh of a hospital in Ireland. He said more and more cancer patients have continuous hiccups.

Typically, esophageal cancer patients go to the hospital quite late: 3 months after the first symptoms and this significantly reduces the effectiveness of treatment.

This is a dangerous disease that takes more lives than traffic accidents if statistics in Ireland. Smoking and drinking alcohol can increase the risk of esophageal cancer.