Little-known cancer symptoms that could strike when you eat

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SIGNS that you may have cancer could make themselves clear when you eat.

Oesophageal cancer affects around 9,300 Brits every year and the 14th most common form of the ease.

Around four in ten of all new cases are diagnosed in people over 70 – with a 12 percent survival rate over ten years.

Also known as the food pipe, the oesophagus connects your mouth to your stomach.

The exact cause of oesophageal cancer is not known, but smoking, drinking, obesity and an unhealthy diet can increase your risk.

Cancer Research UK have laid out three symptoms of the disease.

Difficulty swallowing

Also known as dysphagia, it will strike when you’re eating or drinking.