Endoscopies could be replaced by far less invasive capsule sponge tests for half of all patients with Barrett's esophagus, a known precursor to esophageal cancer, according to a new study from ...

Serious mature doctor holding a modern endoscope and preparing for the procedure A pill-on-a-string could revolutionize tests that monitor for throat cancer The capsule releases a small sponge, which ...

Endoscopies could be replaced by far less invasive capsule sponge tests for half of all patients with Barrett’s oesophagus, a known precursor to oesophageal cancer, according to a new study from ...

The researchers found that in the high-risk patient group, the positive predictive value for any dysplasia or worse was 37.7%. HealthDay News — In adult patients with nondysplastic Barrett esophagus ...

Hundreds of people experiencing persistent heartburn or acid reflux will soon be offered a “sponge on a string” test in high-street pharmacies. NHS England is piloting a new way of preventing ...

Cyted Ltd. received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its Endosign capsule technology, a non-endoscopic capsule sponge device used to collect pan-esophageal samples to detect esophageal pre-cancer and ...

Thousands of individuals currently monitored for food pipe cancer could be spared invasive diagnostic procedures thanks to a groundbreaking "sponge on a string" test, new research suggests. A study ...

People in Sheffield have joined a ground-breaking clinical trial which could lead to a new screening programme for oesophageal cancer. The BEST4 Screening trial will find out if a new ...

Age, male sex and family history were positive predictors of BE/EAC. Targeted screening of patients with a 5% probability of disease reduced the screening population by 45.2% but still detected 71% of ...