GI Oncology
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FIT unfit for inpatient, emergency settings
The inappropriate use of FIT in these settings had no positive effect on clinical decision-making.
In Focus
Role of gastroenterologists in the U.S. in the management of gastric cancer
It is important for practicing gastroenterologists in the United States to recognize individual risk profiles and identify people at higher risk...
Conference Coverage
Statins may lower risk of colorectal cancer
Patients with IBD who used statins had a 60% lower risk of CRC.
News
Now USPSTF also suggests start CRC screening at age 45
But the benefit for screening adults in the 45- to 49-years age group is smaller than it is for adults aged 45-75 years.
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Novel imaging technique finds more neoplastic GI lesions
Linked color imaging detected upper gastrointestinal tumors more effectively than standard white light
From the Journals
Colonoscopy patients may get hit with a ‘surprise bill’
Most of these surprise costs were incurred from the use of out-of network anesthesiologists and pathologists.
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Delayed cancer screening could cause increase in deaths, study says
Based on a survival rate of 5 years for stage 3 or stage 4 colorectal cancer, the death rate would increase nearly 12% when screening is delayed...
From the Journals
A possible benchmark for Barrett’s esophagus surveillance
A study of neoplasia detection rate in community gastroenterology procedures could provide a quality control benchmark for surveillance in Barrett...
From the Journals
CRC risk: Raised by meat/alcohol, lowered by aspirin/NSAIDs
A new meta-analysis adds a number of factors that are associated with a decreased risk for the disease, including taking magnesium and folate...
From the Journals
Global stomach cancer deaths decline as colorectal cancer deaths stagnate, rise
Data suggest fewer people are dying from stomach cancer, but in some countries, the risk of colorectal cancer death is increasing or declining...