Dad thought to have acid reflux discovers his symptoms were oesophagus cancer

A father-of-two who thought he was suffering from common indigestion was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer just days after he began vomiting blood. Zack Van Aarde, 41, from South Devon, kept himself 'fit and healthy' as a young dad, regularly competing in ultramarathons in his free time. The account executive started experiencing acid reflux, when stomach acid repeatedly flows back into the gullet, a common cause of indigestion, back in 2024 but didn't really think much of it.