'Pill on a string' could help spot early signs of cancer of the gullet

(University of Cambridge) A 'pill on a string' developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could help doctors detect esophageal cancer -- cancer of the gullet -- at an early stage, helping them overcome the problem of wide variation between biopsies, suggests research published today in the journal Nature Genetics.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news