My husband was diagnosed in December of 2023. His food was getting caught in his throat and he would have trouble getting it back out or down. He had a scope test showing the cancer at the base of his esophagus. After that he lived off of broth type soups and drinks like Ensure. He had to do this for a couple of months since it took a month before he started his chemo treatments. He lost weight but the chemo helped shrink the tumor. Eventually he could have soft food and then regular food. It takes time but it did get better.