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Treating Barrett's Esophagus | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

For more information on Barrett's Esophagus treatment visit http://www.dana-farber.org/Adult-Care... Barrett's esophagus is a pre-malignant condition that can lead to esophageal cancer. Specialists, such as Dr. Peter Enzinger, at the Center for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center monitor and treat patients with this condition through a variety of treatment options, effectively reducing their future cancer risk for developing esophageal cancer. Transcription: Barrett’s Esophagus is a pre-cancer. It’s amazing how many Americans actually have this. It is estimated that approximately 1 in 6 Americans have reflux symptoms at least weekly, and about 10% of these Americans will have Barrett’s Esophagus. The older you are, the higher your risk is for developing this, and this particular pre-cancer can actually lead to esophageal cancer. We at the center are experts in taking care of Barrett’s Esophagus, and we have specialists who not only can monitor this premalignant condition, but can also treat it and can actually prevent it from turning into cancer. We have innovative techniques in which we can actually remove the cancer from the inside of the esophagus. This can be done with various measures, such as ablation therapies, but we can also give medications that can reduce the incidence of reflux and can reduce the cancer risk in that fashion.