The aims of the present study were to determine the prevalence of Barrett's metaplasia in outpatients referred for gastroscopy for upper gastrointestinal symptoms, and to clarify the relationship ...

THERE IS A PRECURSOR CONDITION CALLED BARRETT’S ESOPHAGUS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOESN’T CAUSE ANY SYMPTOMS. BUT IF WE CAN DETECT THAT, THAT CONDITION, IT CAN BE TREATED, IT CAN BE ELIMINATED.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as gastro oesophageal reflux disease, is more than just the occasional ...

In a Q&A, Dr. Nataliya Uboha discussed how difficulty swallowing may signal esophageal cancer, treatment options and ongoing ...

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common subtype of esophageal cancer in Western countries, typically arises from Barrett’s esophagus (BE), a pre-neoplastic condition marked by replacement of ...

Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD) ("Lucid" or the "Company"), a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company, and subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM), today announced ...

Lucid Diagnostics shared new data from a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored study that supports the broader utility of its EsoGuard(R) Esophageal DNA Test. The study, condu ...

Former Atlanta resident and "Saturday Night Live" star Kenan Thompson is speaking out for the first time since his diagnosis with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Intestinal metaplasia proliferates when exposed to acid. Ouatu-Lascar and colleagues [10] have shown that biopsies from Barrett's mucosa proliferate when exposed to acid pulses, suggesting that ...

Other symptoms include coughing, chest pain, and difficulty swallowing. If not adequately controlled, GERD can cause esophageal ulcers, esophageal stricture (narrowing of the esophagus), and a ...