Endoscopic Therapy May Offer An Alternative To Surgery In Patients With Esophageal Cancer

Sunday, October 12, 2008 - 22:07 in Health & Medicine

New research has evaluated the long-term efficacy of endoscopic mucosal resection, or EMR, in the treatment of patients with early stage esophageal cancer or Barrett's esophagus. Two separate studies suggest EMR is an effective treatment alternative to surgery and generally yields positive long-term results.

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