UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS On a mission to increase early detection of esophageal cancer, University of Colorado (CU) Cancer Center member Sachin Wani, MD, is leading a study to see if a novel diagnostic platform can help endoscopists better identify the disease in patients with a condition called Barrett’s esophagus. Barrett’s esophagus, a...
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New approach can help identify patients at risk for esophageal cancer
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Mar 29 2021 A combination of esophageal brushing and extensive genetic sequencing of the sample collected can detect chromosome alterations in people with Barrett’s Esophagus, identifying patients at risk for progressing to esophageal cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve...
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