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HOLLAND, Pa. (WPVI) -- Nearly everyone gets heartburn now and then. When it becomes a regular occurrence, it's time to get it checked out. A Bucks County woman shares her experience, and urges ...
Despite the diversity inherent to cancer, they all share a common theme: many things tend to go wrong. This can make it difficult to understand which factors are driving the cancer and which ones are ...
New research is exploring low-cost, non-invasive ways to diagnose Barrett's esophagus, a condition associated with deadly esophageal cancer, to find effective strategies to identify patients with this ...
A new epigenetic assay is able to stratify patients with Barrett's esophagus into lower-risk and higher-risk categories for progression to high-grade dysplasia or esophageal adenocarcinoma within 5 ...
Investigators at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have developed a simple, swallowable test ...
Traditionally, Barrett's esophagus was defined as the presence of columnar mucosa extending ≥ 3 cm into the tubular esophagus. This definition has evolved into the presence of any specialized columnar ...
The method, if validated in further study, potentially could be used as a reflex test to indicate which patients should have endoscopy for a definitive diagnosis. A description of the work was ...
Bethesda, MD (May 17, 2024) — The American Gastroenterological Association’s (AGA) new evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline on Endoscopic Eradication Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus and Related ...
Nearly a third of Americans get acid reflux regularly. Although it may be common, it's also dangerous if it progresses to Barrett's esophagus. A young dad from North Philadelphia knows how it can ...
ORLANDO -- People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) faced higher odds of Barrett's esophagus (BE) and BE without dysplasia, but not BE-linked malignancy, according to a cross-sectional study of ...
A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine has shed light on the process that drives Barrett’s esophagus formation. This condition affects the ...