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No Added Oesophageal Cancer Risk With Nonerosive Reflux

Jenny Blair   |   Clinical Summary   |   21 September 2023
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Key finding(s)

Among patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, those lacking oesophagitis on endoscopy have an oesophageal adenocarcinoma risk similar to that of the general population.

Authors suggest regular endoscopic monitoring for oesophageal cancer may be unnecessary in this subgroup.

Conducted by researchers in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and the UK, ...

          

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