New research has uncovered new insights into why the most aggressive esophageal cancers are so difficult to treat and how the ...

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.

The study, published in Nature Communications, used family studies and genetically engineered mice to understand how gene ...

The Resilience stent is the newest product in Merit’s Endoscopy portfolio, joining a comprehensive offering of treatment options for patients with disease in the esophagus. The new stent is indicated ...

The University of Texas Health Tyler recognized Dr. Ghulam Abbas for recently becoming the first in the region to perform a ...

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 ...

Practical strategies to screen for cancer remain a high priority for public health. For all types of cancer, early diagnosis gives patients the best chance of positive outcomes. Early diagnosis ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is not associated with the development of esophageal cancer in privately insured US adults younger than 65 years. Because chronic inflammation is associated with several ...

There are a variety of treatments for esophageal cancer, a form of cancer that affects your esophagus, or food pipe (the organ that connects your stomach to your throat). If you’ve recently been ...

Over the past two decades, the DeGregorio Family Foundation has awarded just under $10 million in 38 competitive research grants to leading scientists at premier institutions including Dana-Farber ...

Live Science spoke with Dr. John Pandolfino, a researcher who designed a "digital twin" to help guide surgery.

Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach. It’s usually a one-way route, but sometimes acid escapes the stomach and travels back up. That can ...