GI & Endoscopy

Here are 12 recent statistics on colorectal cancer screening rates.

A study found insured patients reduced their use of screening colonoscopy from December 2007-June 2009 compared to the two years before the recession began, according to findings published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

In an effort to separate itself from the disgraced marketing company, Allergan announced that it will stop selling its Lap-Band products to surgery centers associated with 1-800-GET-THIN, according to an LA Times report.

The global endoscopy market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.2 percent from 2011-2014, according to a Research and Markets report.

An international panel of 25 leading bariatric surgeons reached a consensus on the best practices for performing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, according to a news release.

Overweight and obese physicians were less likely to talk to their patients about weight loss and felt less confident doing so, according to findings in Obesity.

A new study found intake of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as those found in fish, can protect against developing colon polyps, according to findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Researchers found adiponectin, a protein, increased in women after gastric bypass and was associated with greater weight loss, according to a BMC Research Notes report.

Repeated flexible sigmoidoscopy screening increased the detection of colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma in women by one-fourth and in men by one-third, according findings published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States have banded together in a letter to U.S. House members, in which they criticize surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery, according to an LA Times report.