A pivotal investigator-led clinical trial for a new ‘pill-on-a-thread’ innovation for oesophageal cancer screening has welcomed its first patients, Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital announced ...

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 esophagus, a known precursor to esophageal cancer, according to a new study by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A capsule-sponge test may help risk-stratify patients with Barrett’s esophagus. Patients classified as low risk ...

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 ...

Capsule sponge-based surveillance could be used in lieu of endoscopy for low-risk Barrett esophagus (BE) surveillance, a prospective multisite UK study found. The biomarker risk panel collected by the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A small sponge compressed within a capsule was used to collect cells from the esophagus to look for biomarkers of esophageal cancer and precancerous conditions. By studying biomarkers known to be ...

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 ...

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 ...