Two aspirin a day can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by more than 60 percent, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal.
GI & Endoscopy
As Medicare reimbursements continue to trek downward amidst healthcare reform and the national deficit reductions, there are several things endoscopy ASCs can do to capture maximum revenue, said Linda Peterson, CEO of Executive Solutions for Healthcare, at the 18th Annual…
Benchmarking in ASCs, specifically in GI centers, is critical to improve the facilities' services, and it especially supports the broader goal of emphasizing the importance of ASCs, said Bob Estes, vice president of operations for Physicians Endoscopy at the 18th…
Alexander R. A. Anderson, PhD, co-director of Integrative Mathematical Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center, Simon Hayward, PhD, at Vanderbilt University and Gustavo Ayala, MD, at Baylor College of Medicine, have received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes…
Anal cancer rates in the United States are rising, but researchers found the quadrivalent HPV vaccine reduced the rate of anal intraepithelial neoplasia in men who have sex with men, according to findings published in the New England Journal of…
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Due to insurance policies that limit weight loss surgery coverage to those with BMIs between 35 and 40, hopeful patients are gaining weight in order to qualify for the surgery, an MSNBC report said.
Researchers found signet cell histology is five times more prevalent in rectal cancer patients under the age of 40, according to findings presented at the 2011 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.
Olympus America has introduced a new surgical imaging platform, VISERA ELITE, and a new videolaparoscope, ENDOEYE FLEX 5, according to an Olympus news release.
Although higher patient volumes are associated with better outcomes for bariatric surgery patients, data do not indicate a specific volume that would differentiate between bariatric surgery centers of excellence and other hospitals, according to a study by the Journal of…
George Chang, MD, associate professor of surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and a leader in robotic colorectal surgery, told the audience at the 2011 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons that robotic surgery for…