GI Oncology
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H. pylori eradication cuts new gastric cancers by half
The incidence of new gastric cancers was approximately 50% lower for those who received treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection.
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Nanotechnology breakthroughs envisioned for gastroenterology diagnostics and therapeutics
“It is now possible to detect changes in cell and tissue structure that we have connected to the earliest steps in tumorigenesis.”
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Colorectal cancer risk stratification enhanced by combining family history and genetic risk scores
As the genetic risk score increased, there was an observed increased risk for individuals with first-degree relatives, second-degree relatives, or...
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VIDEO: Model supports endoscopic resection for some T1b esophageal adenocarcinomas
Endoscopic resection as an alternative to esophagectomy.
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NASH rapidly overtaking hepatitis C as cause of liver cancer
The analysis is based on National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data.
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Mortality estimates put pancreatic cancer on the map
Rates in Utah and Vermont should have the rest of the country between them in 2018.
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Liver cancer deaths expected to increase again in 2018
State estimates for this year put Utah and Hawaii at opposite ends of the mortality spectrum.
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Colorectal cancer deaths projected for 2018
Estimates for each state put the lowest rate in Utah.
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VIDEO: Cystic fibrosis patients need earlier, more frequent colorectal cancer screening
Colonoscopy screenings should commence at age 40 years for most, but at age 30 years for CF patients with lung transplants.
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Study eyed natural history of branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms
Most of these cysts were “indolent and dormant,” but some grew rapidly and developed “other worrisome features.”