The risk of developing esophageal cancer for those with Barrett's Esophagus is lower than previously thought, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
GI & Endoscopy
Researchers from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have found that metformin treatment lowers the risk of colorectal cancer in patients with type two diabetes, according to a news release.
Researchers in the U.K. have found that patients who have had gastric bypass surgery eat healthier than those who undergo gastric banding surgery, a Reuters Health report said.
The global gastrointestinal endoscopes market is expected to reach $2.7 billion in 2017, according to a "Gastrointestinal Endoscopes - Global Pipeline Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Market Forecasts to 2017" report.
Collecting information about patients can determine risk and help prioritize colonoscopy screenings for those with a higher risk, a study published in BMC Gastroenterology found.
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African Americans with resected stage two and three colon cancer have a worse overall and recurrence-free survival when compared to white patients, according to a study published Oct. 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Although bariatric surgery is becoming more popular for adults, and it seems appealing for obese adolescents, long-term consequences are not yet known, said Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD, in an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A study published in the October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy found that narrow band imaging is less time-consuming and equally effective as chromoendoscopy to detect dysplasia in patients with long-standing IBD, a news release said.
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati Metabolic Diseases Institute found that activating brown adipose tissue, a type of fat, may fight obesity and better control glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a UC news release.
A new study found that men who take daily vitamin E supplements are more likely to get prostate cancer than men who do not. The findings were released in the Journal of the American Medical Association.