Poor men are more likely to die of colorectal cancer than more affluent men, according to findings presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference.
GI & Endoscopy
After Medicare's 2006 decision to cover the less invasive weight-loss surgery called laparoscopic adjustable banding, the cost of the procedure dropped, a Reuter's report said.
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2011, Frank Principati, COO, and Frank Coll, VP New Business Development, Physicians Endoscopy, gave a presentation titled "Endoscopy Centers- Key Trends and Issues" in which they discussed…
Canadian researchers said prolonged periods of sitting increase a person's risk of developing cancer, including colon cancer, according to findings presented at the American Institute for Cancer Research annual conference and a WebMD report.
Endoscopists who added indigo dye during a water-infusion colonoscopy detected more adenomas, according to findings presented at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting.
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Patients who used aspirin, NSAIDs or anti-clotting drugs prior to a GI procedure did not have an increased bleeding risk, according to research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 76th annual meeting.
Researchers at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas, have developed and tested a screening intervention to identify those at high-risk for Hepatitis C virus among patients undergoing a routine colonoscopy exam, according to research (pdf) presented at the American…
The state of Georgia has cut funding for weight loss surgery beginning in 2012 after facing a projected deficit of $815 million for the 2012 and 2013 fiscal years, according to a CNN report.
A recent study found smokers, especially women, have an increased risk of advanced pre-cancerous tissue changes that results in a greater risk of colorectal cancer, according to findings (pdf) presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 76th annual meeting.
Lawrence R. Schiller, MD, FACG, was elected as the 2011-2012 President of the American College of Gastroenterology, according to an ACG news release (pdf).