Trouble swallowing and chronic cough could signal serious GERD complications. A digestive health expert explores when ...

Colorectal cancer screening leads the cancer prevention conversation in the GI field, but other types of GI cancer are also on the rise. A new study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and ...

On average, 1/4 of 1% of people with Barrett’s will develop cancer each year. Your risk for developing esophageal cancer is higher than people who don’t have Barrett’s, but it’s still low overall.

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 ...

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 ...

A disorder known as Barrett's esophagus (BE) affects some 200,000 Americans each year. The condition, which is caused by stomach acid damaging the lining of the esophagus, can lead to the development ...

By integrating data across multiple studies, this analysis confirms that TissueCypher provides consistent, reproducible performance and supports its potential to help physicians deliver risk-aligned ...

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Castle Biosciences’ TissueCypher® test can offer patients with Barrett’s esophagus a clearer picture of their risk of developing esophageal cancer. Esophageal cancer is a killer. It’s the eighth most ...

Minimally invasive screening methods offer a more accessible, cost-effective way to detect Barrett’s esophagus early and help prevent esophageal cancer. Before the introduction of minimally invasive ...

Esophageal cancer can be cured - but only if it's discovered early enough, which is rarely the case. Now doctors are hoping AI will be able to help them find out which patients need screening.