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GI & Endoscopy

The majority of gastroenterologists, 72 percent, reported income that remained the same or increased from 2011 to 2012, according to Medscape's Gastroenterologist Compensation Report: 2013, but how did compensation change across the country?

In a recent study published in the journal Gastroenterology, researchers set out to identify the factors that predict interval colorectal cancers, which develop within six to 60 months of a colonoscopy.

Joel V. Brill, MD, AGAF, and Carla Ginsburg, MD, AGAF, members of the American Gastroenterological Association, attended a special White House tour with a number of other colorectal cancer prevention and awareness advocates.

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Colonoscopy is associated with lowered risk of colorectal cancer occurrence and mortality. In a recent study published in the journal Gastroenterology researchers set out to find specific evidence of the effects of screening colonoscopies.

A study presented at the 2013 Digestive Disease Week meeting demonstrate how patient navigators can improve colonoscopy screening rates in underserved and minority populations, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.

Exact Sciences announced the results of its DeeP-C clinical study comparing the efficacy of Cologuard, a multi-target stool DNA-based screening test, to the fecal immunochemical test.

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