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GICS New Strategy Detects High-Risk Barrett's Esophagus Patients New optical biomarkers might more accurately detect patients with Barrett's esophagus who are at high risk of developing esophageal cancer.
Medscape Medical News, January 18, 2012
New Technique to Pinpoint Esophageal Cancer A new technique that uses a fluorescent lectin to highlight areas of high-grade dysplasia and cancer in the esophagus could improve current screening procedures for patients with Barrett's esophagus.
Medscape Medical News, January 17, 2012

ACG Is Ablation After Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Necessary?
Medscape Medical News, November 2, 2011
Erosive Esophagitis Increases Risk of Barrett's Esophagus
Reuters Health Information, October 24, 2011
Barrett's Esophagus Poses Less Cancer Risk Than Thought: Study
Reuters Health Information, October 13, 2011
Barrett's Esophagus Ablation Can Bury Metaplastic Glands
Reuters Health Information, September 15, 2011

Barrett's Esophagus Perspectives

Bevacizumab in Gastric Cancer: Results From AVAGAST The eagerly awaited results of this international randomized controlled trial are in.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, December 2, 2011
Barrett Esophagus and the Risk for Cancer Commentary on a study on the relationship between esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett esophagus, published October 2011 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Medscape General Surgery, November 28, 2011

Best Research Developments in Surgery: 2011
Medscape General Surgery, November 23, 2011
Risk for Progression to Cancer in Barrett's Esophagus
Medscape Gastroenterology, November 4, 2011
Esophageal Cancer: New Ideas About Risk and Management
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, November 4, 2011
Barrett Esophagus: Are We Screening Too Often?
Medscape Gastroenterology, November 4, 2011

Barrett's Esophagus Journal Articles

The Use of NSAIDs and the Risk of Barrett's Esophagus
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, December 4, 2011
Disease Mechanisms: Out With the Old, in With the New
Nature Reviews Cancer, October 14, 2011
Progression of Low-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus
Gastroenterology, October 24, 2011
Endoscopic vs Surgical Resection in Barrett's Esophagus
Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, October 27, 2011
Radiofrequency Ablation for Dysplastic Barrett's Esophagus
California Technology Assessment Forum, September 27, 2011

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