Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common form of cancer worldwide and treatment of this disease continues to be a major medical challenge. Despite improvements in surgical techniques, 50 to 60 percent of patients with esophageal cancer are not suitable for surgery, because of late tumor detection or metastases that cannot be removed with surgery.
http://www.sciencecodex.com/fau_bioengineer_receives_nih_grant_for_novel_biodegradable_stent_for_esophageal_cancer-173676
FAU bioengineer receives NIH grant for novel biodegradable stent for esophageal cancer