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My dad has barrett's esophagus with low grade dysplasis- how common is this and how often does this turn into cancer?
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Barretts: This is a pre-malignant condition. Risk of malignancy is high in US and CAnada. It is already showing low grade dysplasia - This needs to be treated and watched closely.
Answered 2/3/2017
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