Here are five updates on GI companies from the past week.
GI & Endoscopy
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA is partnering with Fight Colorectal Cancer to support its One Million Strong campaign.
The Motley Fool examined possible reasons behind why Exact Sciences stock has fallen 20 percent in 2018, after nearly tripling in value in 2017.
In 2018, colorectal cancer is expected to be the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recognized The Center for Digestive Health at the Plainsboro, N.J.-based Princeton Medical Center for its commitment to providing safe, high-quality GI endoscopy care.
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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that regardless of organ type, mature cells revert to stem cell-like behavior in response to certain types of injury, increasing the risk of developing cancer.
Sam Moussa, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Tucson, Ariz.-based Adobe Gastroenterology.
Washington, D.C.-based Capital Digestive Care deployed gMed's cloud-based EHR system, gGastro Cloud.
The Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Sherman Prize.
Volition RX announced interim results from its asymptomatic colorectal cancer frontline screening study, finding it successfully detected stage 1 CRC 80 percent of the time.