NHS trial of sponge-on-a-string test replaces need for endoscopy for thousands of patients

A new test to help diagnose a condition that can lead to oesophageal cancer – developed by Cambridge researchers and trialled by the NHS – has reduced the need

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 26, 2024 • ~5 min

Discovery of origin of oesophageal cancer cells highlights importance of screening for pre-cancerous Barrett’s oesophagus

Abnormal cells that go on develop into oesophageal cancer – cancer that affects the tube connecting the mouth and stomach – start life as cells of the stomach,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 12, 2021 • ~6 min

Artificial intelligence could be used to triage patients suspected at risk of early stage oesophageal cancer

Artificial intelligence ‘deep learning’ techniques can be used to triage suspected cases of Barrett oesophagus, a precursor to oesophageal cancer, potentially

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 15, 2021 • ~5 min

New model predicts oesophageal cancer eight years early for half of all patients

DNA from tissue biopsies taken from patients with Barrett’s oesophagus – a risk factor for oesophageal cancer – could show which patients are most likely to

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 7, 2020 • ~5 min

‘Pill on a string’ test to transform oesophageal cancer diagnosis

A ‘pill on a string’ test can identify ten times more people with Barrett’s oesophagus than the usual GP route, after results from a 3-year trial were

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 30, 2020 • ~6 min

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