Esophageal cancer is classified into adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, with dysphagia as a common symptom. Diagnosis involves endoscopy, biopsy, and imaging to confirm cancer presence and ...
The Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging at Helmholtz Zentrum München is heading the "Hybrid optical and optoacoustic endoscope for esophageal tracking" (ESOTRAC) research project, in which ...
The Oberschleißheim, Germany-based Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging developed a novel hybrid endoscopic instrument for esophageal cancer diagnosis and staging, News Medical Life Sciences ...
Cancer Causes & Control, Vol. 32, No. 8 (August 2021), pp. 883-894 (12 pages) Introduction Esophageal cancer (EC) is an aggressive malignancy with poor prognosis. Mortality and disease stage at ...
Long-term GERD, defined as five or more years, is the strongest risk factor for Barrett’s esophagus, a precursor to esophageal cancer. Additional risk factors include male gender, age over 50, obesity ...
Baltimore firefighter Steve Dorsey had the worst Valentine’s Day — but he’s feeling the love now. Dorsey, 56, was diagnosed on Feb. 14 with Stage 4 esophageal cancer that spread to his lymph nodes and ...