Thousands of people being monitored for food pipe cancer could be spared invasive tests thanks to a “sponge on a string” check, research suggests. A new study published in the Lancet medical journal ...

Capsule sponge-based surveillance could be used in lieu of endoscopy for low-risk Barrett esophagus (BE) surveillance, a prospective multisite UK study found. The biomarker risk panel collected by the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The researchers’ three-biomarker algorithm successfully identified esophageal cancer, BE and high-grade ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A capsule-sponge test may help risk-stratify patients with Barrett’s esophagus. Patients classified as low risk ...

Exact Sciences has put forward positive data on its approach to screening for esophageal tumors and the disease’s precancerous conditions with a method that may allow patients to skip a sedated ...