Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists did not appear to affect esophageal function among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to ...

Peer-Reviewed Study Conducted in Collaboration with Mayo Clinic Demonstrates 100% Sensitivity and Strong Predictive Power for Esophageal Cancer ...

Adding the antiangiogenic drug to standard care does not extend overall survival among patients with metastatic esophageal ...

A team of researchers led by Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt ...

An endoscopy—using a fiber‐optic tube to peer inside the body and collect biopsy samples—can be an invaluable way to detect ...

Acid reflux, or heartburn, occurs when stomach acid flows back into the esophagus due to a weakened lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Common triggers like smoking, certain foods, and late-night eating ...

Firefighters in Fort Ann got a lifesaving opportunity Wednesday to get tested for a common cancer that they may be at risk of ...

Esophageal cancer occurs when cells in the esophagus begin to grow abnormally. They do not respond to regular cell growth, division and death signals like they are supposed to. They also don’t ...

The exact causes of esophageal cancer are unknown. However, some risk factors raise the likelihood of acquiring esophageal cancer. Studies have shown that cigarette smoking and chronic alcohol ...

Cryotherapy isn’t a curative treatment for stage 4 esophageal cancer. Instead, it’s used to relieve one of the major symptoms of this stage: difficulty swallowing. Esophageal cancer in stage 4 can be ...

According to the results of a phase III trial presented at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting, two simple over-the-counter medicines – high dose esomeprazole and low dose aspirin when taken regularly can ...

A benign esophageal stricture is a narrowing of the esophagus, or food pipe, which is the tube that runs from the throat to the stomach. Benign means that it is noncancerous. Taking medications to ...