The oesophagus is the ‘food pipe’ tube that links your mouth with your stomach and passes down the chest. Food enters the stomach in the abdomen where it get luclhes up over an hour or more in the process called digestion, prior to passing into your bowels.
Cancer in your oesophagus can occur in the oesophagus anywhere between the lower part of your neck and the lower part of your chest. Stomach cancer can occur in any part of the stomach. A cancer may also occur at the junction. The location of the cancer determines what type of surgery will be necessary if it can be removed.