A new, far less invasive capsule sponge test to detect early cancer signs could safely replace the use of regular endoscopies ...

Endoscopies could be replaced by far less invasive capsule sponge tests for half of all patients with Barrett's esophagus, a ...

Learn about the "pill-on-a-thread" that could replace endoscopies for half of all patients at risk of developing esophageal ...

The ‘pill-on-a-thread’ test invented in Cambridge could be used as a far less invasive alternative to endoscopies for half of ...

Key TakeawaysA pill-on-a-string could revolutionize tests that monitor for throat cancerThe capsule releases a small sponge, which scrapes cell samples as it’s drawn back up the throatAbout half of ...

Patients with Barrett’s oesophagus are currently monitored for signs of cancer through regular endoscopy, an invasive procedure in which a camera is passed down the oesophagus into the stomach, which ...

Endoscopies could be replaced by far less invasive capsule sponge tests for half of all patients with Barrett's esophagus, a ...

Professor Peter Sasieni from the Cancer Research UK’s cancer prevention trials unit at Queen Mary University of London said: ...

Endoscopies could be replaced by far less invasive capsule sponge tests for half of all patients with Barrett's oesophagus, a known precursor to ...

Thousands of individuals currently monitored for food pipe cancer could be spared invasive diagnostic procedures thanks to a ...