Researchers found high levels of Fusobacterium in samples of colorectal cancer tumors, which suggests a possible link between bacteria and colon cancer, according to a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute news release.
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Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found that when one member of a family gets weight loss surgery, the benefits spread to other members of the family, according to the study published in The Archives of Surgery.
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.
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.
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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.
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.