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  • Aspirin offers help for Barrett's esophagus
    News - 27 Feb 2007
    Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found that people with the most-aggressive form of Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition that can lead to esophageal cancer, may...
  • Photodynamic therapy may become the first line of treatment for Barrett's esophagus
    News - 7 Apr 2006
    When you think of heartburn, you probably think of greasy food, not cancer. You may not know that chronic heartburn is linked to esophageal cancer.
  • Aspirin and ibuprofen may significantly reduce the risk of esophageal cancer among people with Barrett's esophagus
    News - 8 Nov 2005
    Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, may significantly reduce the risk of esophageal cancer among people with Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition...
  • CUMC researchers discover ‘cell of origin’ for esophageal cancer
    News - 11 Oct 2017
    Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified cells in the upper digestive tract that can give rise to Barrett's esophagus, a precursor to esophageal cancer. The discovery of this...
  • Barrett's Esophagus Symptoms
    Health - 16 Jun 2023
    Barrett's esophagus may present with very few or even no symptoms. Some of the risk factors that are associated with Barrett's esophagus, however, may provide clues to the cause and symptoms of this...
  • Barrett's Esophagus Pathology
    Health - 16 Jun 2023
    Barrett's esophagus is a condition characterized by abnormal alterations in the cells that line the esophagus. A normal esophagus is lined with flat squamous cells, while in the case of Barrett's...
  • Barrett's Esophagus Treatments
    Health - 16 Jun 2023
    The therapeutic approach to Barrett's esophagus involves treating a patient's symptoms as well as the disease itself. Symptoms of this condition primarily manifest as a result of gastro esophageal...
  • Barrett’s Esophagus and GERD
    Health - 13 Mar 2023
    Gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is considered the main cause of Barrett’s esophagus (BE). GERD results in BE, but the exact cause of GERD is still unknown, and the complications of BE and GERD...
  • What Causes Barrett's Esophagus?
    Health - 29 Dec 2022
    Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is an abnormal metaplastic change in the esophageal epithelium (similar to intestinal tissue). BE may progress into esophageal adenocarcinoma, which is a rare cancer type.
  • Barrett's Esophagus Genetics
    Health - 29 Dec 2022
    Although epidemiologic studies point to environmental factors, obesity, smoking, esophageal reflux, and diet as the main causes of Barrett’s esophagus (BE), there is growing evidence of a genetic...

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