GI Oncology
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Physicians' adenoma detection rate predicts risk of interval colorectal cancers
Major finding: For every 1% decline in the physician adenoma detection rate, colorectal cancer risk increased by about 3%, and the risk of death...
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Metformin appears to be associated with reduced colorectal cancer risk
Major finding: Colorectal caner incidence was reduced by 10% among patients who were on metformin (n = 10 studies; adjusted OR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.82...
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Barrett's recurrence more frequent in older, nonwhite patients
Major finding: Significant independent predictors of recurrence included nonwhite race (OR, 2.47), length of the tubular esophagus with Barrett’s...
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The state of gut microbiome research
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Mobile app guides patients through precolonoscopy bowel prep
Major finding: Bowel prep scores were significantly better for app users (8.19) than for those who had smartphones (6.92) but did not use the app...
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New blood test could identify early pancreatic cancer
Major finding: A serum panel of four metabolites had a 78% sensitivity for detecting resectable pancreatic cancers.Data source: The panel was...
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Reflux after surgery increases risk of esophageal cancer
Major finding: Patients with recurrent reflux after surgical treatment are three times more likely to develop an esophageal adenocarcinoma than...
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Radical resection trumps local excision in stage I CRC
Major Finding: Five-year overall survival in patients with stage I colorectal carcinoma treated via local excision was 68.4% compared to 75.2%...