A new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests a class of drugs that has shown promise for breast and ovarian cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations may also benefit certain colorectal cancer patients, according to a…
GI & Endoscopy
A study in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy found that multipolar electrocoagulation combined with acid suppression safely and effectively ablates nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus over the long term, according to a news release by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy news release.
Individuals who work an office desk job for 10 years or more have a higher risk of developing colon cancer than those who lead more active lifestyles, according to research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
The Benton-Franklin Health Board has reversed its decision allowing the Yakima Health District to launch its "What's Up Your Butt" advertising campaign in the local community, according to a Yakima Herald-Republic news report.
Although the new healthcare law covers colorectal cancer screening as a preventive service, patients may be billed if a physician finds and removes a polyp as a result of the screening procedure, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
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Patients with nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus have a lower incidence of dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma than previously reported, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Esophageal cancer is the fastest-increasing cancer diagnosis in the United States, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology suggests screening at-risk relatives for pancreatic cancer may be worthwhile, but authors of the study warn healthcare experts to be cautiously optimistic, according to a Reuters news report.
A relatively small number of endoscopes were not properly cleaned at an outpatient facility in Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, possibly exposing 222 patients who received endoscopies in an eight-month period, according to a report by the Times-Picayune.
Researchers suggest wireless pH capsule results can provide physicians with new clinical information, which can be utilized to alter patient care or diagnoses, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.