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A member asked:
If barrett's esophagus has a 1% chance of esophagus cancer then that means it's 99% chance you won't end up with cancer? is that 1% lifetime risk?
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Yes it is life time: Development of Cancer in a Barrett's Esophagus is quite uncommon. So it is not worth worrying too much about it. But a biopsy is necessary to determine the degree of dysplasia ( pathological changes)
Answered 12/19/2015
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