Mike Weatherley struggled to swallow and felt food lodged in his throat . The MP of his only symptoms was the odd bout of coughing . But tests showed he had a tumour bulging across his oesophagus , the organ that carries food from the mouth to the stomach . Low survival rate for the disease because people are not aware of the symptoms , so the disease is often not picked up until it is too late .
Mike Weatherley struggled to swallow and felt food catching in his throat . The MP said his only symptoms was the odd bout of heartburn . But tests revealed he had a tumour bulging across his oesophagus , the pipe that carries food from the mouth to the stomach . Low survival rate for the cancer because people are not aware of the symptoms , so the disease is often not picked up until it is too late .