‘Pill on a string’ could help spot early signs of cancer of the gullet
A ‘pill on a string’ developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could help doctors detect oesophageal cancer – cancer of the gullet – at an early stage, helping them overcome the problem of wide variation between biopsies, suggests research. The ‘Cytosponge’ sits within a pill which, when swallowed, dissolves to reveal a sponge […]
