Thousands of people being monitored for food pipe cancer could be spared invasive tests thanks to a “sponge on a string” ...

Oesophageal cancer, often stealthy and lethal, ranks among the top ten cancers globally. Early symptoms are easily mistaken ...

Endoscopies could be replaced by far less invasive capsule sponge tests for half of all patients with Barrett’s oesophagus, a ...

However, researchers believe a new, less invasive capsule sponge test could offer a viable alternative for many. Already in ...

A small pill on a thread that researchers believe could help detect oesophageal cancer earlier has been trialled in testing ...

Cancer of the oesophagus, or gullet, is curable but in most cases the outlook is poor. Latest available figures show that in 1996 a total of 7,064 people in the UK were diagnosed with the disease ...

Barrett's oesophagus increases your risk of type 1 GOJ cancer. This is a condition where the cells lining your oesophagus have become abnormal. This can happen due to long term acid indigestion (acid ...

Barrett's esophagus (British English: Barrett's oesophagus), sometimes called Barrett's syndrome or columnar epithelium lined lower oesophagus (CELLO), refers to an abnormal change (metaplasia) in ...

Gastric reflux in infants and children is often mistaken for normal spitting up but persistent symptoms may signal GERD Learn ...

How To Protect Your Oesophagus. If you’re a fan of hot drinks, there’s no need to abandon your favourite ritual entirely. Instead, consider these simple doctor-approved tips to reduce the risk: ...

When mutations occur in this gene, they cause cells to multiply rapidly, and can lead to cancer of the ovary, breast, lung, brain, and oesophagus. In this new study, partly-funded by Cancer Research ...

A MUM-TO-BE pushed so hard during labour that she ended up rupturing her oesophagus. The 24-year-old, who has not been named, went into labour at 38 weeks in a hospital in London. Everything seemed… ...