Esophageal Cancer May Be Caused By Migration Of Cancer-Causing Stomach Cells

Thursday, Aug. 9th 2012 9:17 AM

A new study is providing clues that may answer a decades-old question about the cells that give rise to a particularly lethal form of esophageal cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 17th issue of the journal Cancer Cell, links inflammation and bile acid reflux with migration of cancer-causing stomach cells into the esophagus and may help guide future strategies for early therapeutic intervention.

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