The length of life after esophageal cancer surgery is related to various factors such as the type of cancer, whether it is early or late, mental and psychological factors, postoperative conditioning and maintenance, and dietary factors. If it is early stage esophageal cancer, timely surgical treatment, reasonable post-operative radiotherapy, chemotherapy, Chinese medicine and allopathic treatment, patients should keep a good attitude, establish confidence and determination to fight against cancer, eat a light, easily digestible and nutritious diet, avoid spicy, cold and hot, hard and rough foods, quit smoking and alcohol, and improve the body resistance, generally it is not a problem to live about 10 years. In case of middle and late stage esophageal cancer, even after timely and proper treatment and conditioning, the patient can generally live about 1-2 years. If the disease is quite serious, even after surgery, most of them can only live about half a year.