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High street pharmacies to offer 'sponge on a string' cancer tests
High-street pharmacies are poised to offer a revolutionary "sponge on a string" test to hundreds with persistent heartburn or ...
How Chronic Stress Disrupts Digestive Health And Fuels Conditions Like IBS, Acid Reflux And Ulcers
Stress also affects digestion indirectly through behavior. People under chronic stress may skip meals, overeat, consume more ...
Millions of heartburn sufferers to get vital cancer check on the High Street from this week
Patients with persistent heartburn or acid reflux will be eligible to take the test-where they swallow a special pill ...
'Sponge on a string' cancer test to be available on High Street
If pre-cancerous cells are found, treatment can be offered to remove the cells through endoscopy or a procedure known as ...
High street pharmacies to offer 'sponge on a string' cancer test for heartburn sufferers
The NHS is piloting a new method of preventing oesophageal cancer by looking for people with a condition called Barrett's ...
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NHS to bring ‘sponge-on-a-string’ cancer test to the high street
People with persistent heartburn or acid reflux will be offered an innovative ‘sponge on a string’ test in high-street pharmacies for the first time, as part of a new NHS pilot to help prevent ...