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Oesophagus: the gullet: that part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the crop.
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For Extracting foreign bodies from Pharynx or Oesophagus, .... $5 00 to $50
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A few minutes later, he told me that I have Barrett's Oesophagus.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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A few minutes later, he told me that I have Barrett's Oesophagus.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The newly launched Barrett's Oesophagus Campaign - the only charity dedicated to the prevention of cancer from the condition - welcomes the two studies, one from the USA and the other from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and is pressing government to put greater energy into both further research and awareness of this important condition that can lead to cancer if left undetected.
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People with Barrett's Oesophagus are up to 125 times more likely to develop cancer of the oesophagus than the average person.
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Dr Liam Murray from the Centre for Public Health, Queen's University, Belfast, and one of the senior authors of this research, is on the Scientific Advisory Committee of Barrett's Oesophagus Campaign.
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However if left untreated a condition called Barrett's Oesophagus (BE) occurs in around 10 per cent of sufferers, which can in turn develop into a potentially fatal cancer called oesophageal adenocarcinoma.
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Founded as a charity in 1999, the Barrett's Oesophagus Campaign, incorporating the McCord Fund, is the only national charity dedicated to the prevention of cancer from Barrett's Oesophagus and the support of people living with the condition.
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Barrett's Oesophagus is a condition which occurs in patients with a long history of heartburn and acid reflux.
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