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U.K. team finds gene link for esophageal cancer

Three families with a rare, hereditary condition that eventually erupts into esophageal cancer share something else--a defective gene--that could lead to better treatments for the particularly nasty

Sugar molecules betray precancerous cells in esophagus

Sugar can save the day for patients at high risk of developing esophageal cancer, scientists with the Medical Research Council have learned. The details can be found in the journal Nature Medicine.

Five biomarker panel could cut esophageal cancers

Barrett's esophagus is caused by acid reflux, and can make people up to 45 times more vulnerable to high-grade dysplasia (HGD) or esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) over a period of 7 years. Single