{"id":14433,"date":"2021-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/condition-cancer-esophageal-cancer-make-a-wish-frank-shankwitz\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T00:00:00","slug":"condition-cancer-esophageal-cancer-make-a-wish-frank-shankwitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/condition-cancer-esophageal-cancer-make-a-wish-frank-shankwitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Make-a-Wish Founder Frank Shankwitz Dies of Esophageal Cancer-Here's What That Is"},"content":{"rendered":"
Frank Shankwitz, a co-founder of the Make-A-Wish charity, died on Monday at age 77 at his home in Prescott, Arizona. The cause of death was esophageal cancer, his wife told The New York Times.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n In a statement on Shankwitz's Facebook page<\/a>, his family wrote, "The number of lives he touched throughout the world with the creation of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, his career in law enforcement, his service in the Air Force, as well as the impact he made through all the other organizations he gave his time to in recent years, is a testament to the man he was."<\/p>\n RELATED: 9 Things That Could Be Giving You Acid Reflux<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Esophageal cancer makes up about 1% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society<\/a>. It happens when cancer cells form in the tissues of the esophagus—the hollow, muscular tube that transports food and liquid from the throat to the stomach.<\/p>\n The esophagus consists of several layers of tissue, including mucous membrane, muscle, and connective tissue. According to the National Cancer Institute<\/a>, esophageal cancer starts on the inside lining and spreads outward through the other layers as it grows.<\/p>\n There are two common forms of esophageal cancer, named after the type of cells that become cancerous—squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma (also called epidermoid carcinoma) grows in the thin, flat cells lining the inside of the esophagus and is most commonly found in the upper and central part of the esophagus, but can occur anywhere along the esophagus.<\/p>\n Adenocarcinoma begins in glandular cells, which produce and release fluids like mucus. This type of cancer usually grows in the lower part of the esophagus, next to the stomach.<\/p>\n What is esophageal cancer? <\/h2>\n