Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a highly lethal cancer, with a five-year survival rate of less than 20 percent. Although a precursor lesion to EAC, called Barrett’s esophagus (BE), is present in roughly seven percent of middle-aged adults, less than one percent of BE patients will progress to EAC, making it difficult to determine which individuals are at risk of developing this deadly cancer.
Charging patients to message their doctors mostly benefits major hospital systems
Thinking about messaging your physician about a weird rash? You may want to hold off on it. Some hospital systems have started charging patients for
March 6, 2024