GI & Endoscopy

A study found laparoscopic surgery had a lower risk of wound infection and incisional hernia than open bariatric surgery, according to findings published in the Archives of Surgery.

A analysis by the Macmillan Cancer Support found the colon cancer median survival time, or the time when half of those diagnosed have died, increased 17-fold from seven months to ten years since the 1970s, according to a Guardian report.

Two new studies show certain patients with inflammatory bowel disease may have an increased risk of skin cancer, according to findings published in Gastroenterology and an American Gastroenterological Association news release.

A colon cancer screening campaign in New York City increased the proportion of adults getting colonoscopies and erased racial and gender gaps in screening, according to findings published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Representatives Jim Glenn and Bob DeWeese have pre-filed a bill that would allocate $8 million over the next two fiscal years for colon cancer screening for uninsured patients in Kentucky, according to a Courier-Journal report.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery issued a white paper on the role of endoscopic bariatric therapies in treating obesity and obesity-related diseases, according to an ASGE news release.

A Global Industry Analysts report predicts the global gastroenterology endoscopy device market will reach $6.4 billion by 2017, according to a Global Industry Analysts news release.

A study found daily aspirin treatment for five years was associated with a 34 percent reduction in 20-year colorectal cancer mortality, according to findings published in the Cancer Prevention Research journal.

A new report looks at cancer drug development strategies in colorectal cancer, lung cancer and the compound strategy of antibodies to compare drug development strategies in oncology, according to a Research and Markets news release.

Researchers at Glasgow University in Scotland have been given a grant from the National Institute of Health Research to study the clinical outcomes of weight loss surgery, according to a UK Press Association report.