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Barrett Esophagus
Scientists at University of Otago, Medical Department report research in barrett esophagus
September 30th, 2008
"The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has increased significantly. Barrett's esophagus (BE), a known precursor, has a high prevalence but only few patients with this condition progress to malignancy - surveillance and screening programs are controversial and lack proven efficacy," researchers in Dunedin, New Zealand report. "This retrospective analysis reviews the 13-year outcome for patients entered into a surveillance program. Data from patients with histologically proven Barrett's esophagus (1992-2003) that participated in a surveillance program were identified and analyzed retrospectively until 2005. 404/536 patients had Barrett's esophagus confirmed...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-09-30)
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