‘A Simple Idea That Could Make a Substantial Impact’: Can a String Replace Endoscopies for Esophageal Cancer, Other Disorders?
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It looks pretty simple: A capsule the size of a jelly bean, attached to a string. And yet, it shows promise as an answer to a vexing question in the fight against esophageal cancer and other diseases of the upper digestive tract: How to spare patients from repeated endoscopies and biopsies.