Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Norman Swan: Let's head back up to the beginning of the intestinal tract, to the bit which becomes ...

A precancerous condition called Barrett’s oesophagus is of much interest, because it arises when some cells of the oesophagus take on a new identity — a phenomenon known as metaplasia. If we could ...

Of note, there is divergence of incidence and incidence-based mortality of OAC, with changes in the trend of mortality that are more pronounced than the incidence rates. Whether increased surveillance ...

The oesophagus keeps endless thousands of people awake or in agony when acid refluxes up into from the stomach. It also keeps some specialists awake at night because the lower end of the oesophagus ...

Barrett's oesophagus is a condition in which squamous cells at the lower end of the lining of the oesophagus are replaced with columnar cells. It can be a precursor to oesophageal adenocarcinoma.

The three-step plan, which includes a tiny pill swallowed in a GP’s surgery, could be a less invasive and cheaper way to screen people and prevent deaths from oesophageal cancer. Barrett’s oesophagus ...

If you're a member of the public, check out our public facing information about capsule sponge testing. What is capsule sponge testing? The capsule sponge, also known as ‘pill on a string’, has been ...

The guideline development group has made the following recommendations for research. 1 Patient characteristics, risk factors and predictors that indicate endoscopy for excluding Barrett's oesophagus ...

A landmark trial has been launched to see if everyone in Britain with persistent heartburn should be screened for oesophageal cancer. A “pill on a string” technology detects abnormalities from a ...