Thank you to Guts UK for having me on their webinar ‘Getting to grips with Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal cancer’ as someone living with Barrett’s.

#Barretts #BarrettsOesophagus #GutsUK #Guts

https://youtu.be/5gxziS93e5k?si=1Liyz0Wh4nffG81W

It's a special day when I look on Guts UK Charity website and see my story with Barrett's oesophagus on there.

It says everything I wanted it to say and helps to raise awareness of the condition.

I'm also happy to be involved in the upcoming webinar on Barrett's and oesophageal cancer coming up later this week.

#Barretts #Charity #DigestiveHealth

https://gutscharity.org.uk/awareness/personal-stories/peters-story-barretts-oesophagus/

This manuscript from Mayo Clinic nicely reviews state of the art approaches to screening (and surveillance) for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. These newer techniques including: three different swallowable cell sampling devices (now approved in society guidelines), capsule-based imaging, and analysis of molecular biomarkers from blood (e.g., circulating tumor DNA, circulating mRNA.)
https://www.esocan.org/update-on-barretts-screening/

#epidemiology #Barretts #esophageal #cancer #prevention #screening

Radio frequency ablation (RFA) has become a standard of care for persons with advanced dysplasia in Barrett's, but little is known regarding the occurrence and predictors of post-procedure symptoms. This study found that RFA treatment caused considerable post-procedural symptoms of significant duration in the vast majority of patients, with almost all patients experiencing pain and dysphagia after the procedure.

https://www.esocan.org/post-rfa-symptoms/

#epidemiology #cancer #esophageal #esophagus #Barretts