Using a backward glance, a scope that adds a backward view, during colonoscopy increases adenoma detection by 40.7 percent, according to findings presented at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting and a Medscape Medical News report.
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A new study found participating in faecal occult blood test bowel cancer screenings reduced deaths by 27 percent, according to research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute cancer conference in Liverpool.
Authors Russell Harris, MD, MPH, and Linda S. Kinsinger, MD, MPH, from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, wrote recently that in considering the benefit from increased colonoscopy screening, physicians must also consider the increased harm and cost.…
The bariatric surgical devices market is expected to reach $2.6 billion by 2017, driven by the rise in obesity, a rising rate of successful surgeries, the introduction of sophisticated technologies and improved insurance coverage, according to a Global Industry Analysts…
A report outlining Almac Diagnostic's new prognostic test to determine the risk of colon cancer recurrence was published in the online version of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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A type of minimally invasive surgery called transoral incisionless fundoplication could relieve acid reflux for chronic sufferers, according to an ABC Local report.
Women who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, excluding aspirin and acetaminophen, have a higher risk of developing Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, according to findings presented at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting and a MedPage Today report.
Researchers found colonoscopies were as successful on patients allowed a full liquid diet, which included foods such as pudding and oatmeal, as on patients restricted to clear liquids, according to findings presented at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting…
Medicare and Medicaid will soon start requiring that ambulatory surgery centers report on various quality measures such as burns, transfers to hospitals and patient falls. The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has said that many of those quality measures aren't…
Men with colorectal cancer are not routinely offered information and treatment for erectile dysfunction, according to an Oncology Nurse Advisor report.