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DESCRIPTION: Your esophagus is basically your food pipe. It allows food to pass from your throat to your stomach. Esophageal diseases range from mild heartburn to serious cancer, and medical editor Dr. Richard Holm and host Tami Watson address this topic in this broadcast. On the panel are Dr. Cristina Hill Jensen from the Avera Gastroenterology Clinic and Dr.Timothy Ridgway, Dean of Clinical Faculty the Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota. TOPICS: esophageal cancer, GERD, acid reflux, antacids, histamine blockers, proton pump inhibitors, EGD. GUESTS/INTERVIEWS: Cristina Hill Jensen, MD - Avera Gastroenterology Clinic; Timothy Ridgway, MD - Sanford School of Medicine, USD; Rodney Renaas - Nunda, South Dakota; Mark Summerer, DO - Eastern Plains Surgical; Dan Hansen, Pharm. D. - SDSU College of Pharmacy.