Question
Are patients with nonerosive gastroesophageal disease at an increased risk of esophageal cancer as compared with the average population?
Conclusion
We can reassure our patients (and ourselves) that nonerosive GERD does not increase the likelihood of esophageal cancer. Erosive GERD, however, is associated with a doubled — but still low — risk of developing cancer, with the likelihood increasing over time.
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