Sentences with phrase «stop precancerous»

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If left untreated, GERD can eventually lead to growth problems, narrowing or closure of the esophagus, chronic pneumonia, Barrett's esophagus (a precancerous condition), and apnea (a tendency to stop breathing during sleep).

But, counter-intuitively, this mass cell death might be the very thing that makes the animals so long - lived: it could be a natural mechanism their bodies use to clear precancerous cells, stopping tumors in their tracks.

This protein stops potentially precancerous cells from dividing and induces suicide in those that are damaged beyond repair.

This Dream Team also seeks to develop a first - in - human vaccine to prevent or stop development of PDAC in individuals with an inherited predisposition, who have evidence of precancerous changes in their pancreas and mutant KRAS gene in endoscopic pancreatic juice samples.

Regular cancer screenings can help identify precancerous growths and stop them before they develop and / or spread to the rest of the body.

Other foods that can help stop the progression of precancerous lesions (like the adenomatous polyps) are profiled in Strawberries vs. Esophageal Cancer and Black Raspberries vs. Oral Cancer.