This translates as cancer, oesophagus and palliative care.

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Harrington's father Paddy was diagnosed with inoperable cancer of the oesophagus in March.

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Christopher Hitchens has continued his outspoken attacks on religion in interviews as he is treated for cancer of the oesophagus.

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Patient Mavis Skeet, 74, was to have had surgery for cancer of the oesophagus, but it has been cancelled four times - three times because beds were taken by patients with flu, and once because her anaesthetist went down with the illness.

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Because the stomach contents tend to be acidic, they irritate the lining of the oesophagus - a phenomenon which has been linked to the development of cancer.

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