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GI & Endoscopy

Andrew Albert, MD, MPH, runs a solo practice, Chicago Gastro, and practices with Advocate Health Care in Chicago. He is also a clinical assistant professor of medicine in the digestive diseases and nutrition department at the University of Illinois at…

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Colon cancer screening is effective in finding precancerous polyps and reducing the incidence of colon cancer in the Unites States. The USPSTF recommendations for colon screening include stool testing for occult blood (hemoccult or fecal immunochemical testing), sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy.1…

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