Information about this condition can be located at the following link:Barretts Oesophagus
The result is a PDF file which of course requires a PDF reader at least.
On the same site there is even more information if you have progressed beyond Barretts Oesophagus to fully blown Oesophageal Cancer - check it out!
It is a shame that the site where I found this particular link (namely Health First a site published by the ACT Government) actually has to refer to an English source rather than Australian authorities on the subject.
Since both Barretts Oesophagus and Oesophageal Cancer are on the increase in this Territory AND that the Adenocarinoma is so deadly, it amazes me that the expertise in this community is not better harnessed nor made known to the people who live here. I guess the fact that there are less than 500,000 people in this place makes it small beer by comparison with other places in the world - but hey - this is where we live and we should be able to get advice about our local resources instead of having to traipse around the world. Even if do only do the walking with our fingers!
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