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Meta-analysis: the association of oesophageal adenocarcinoma with symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux.

J H JH Rubenstein and J B JB Taylor

Aliment Pharmacol Ther 32(10):1222-7 (2010) PMID 20955441

Endoscopic screening has been proposed for patients with symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the hope of reducing mortality from oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Assessing the net benefits of such a strategy requires a precise understanding of the cancer risk in the screened population.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04471.x
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