Latest Gastrointestinal cancer Stories

GREENWICH, Conn., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The popular and informative MBC health program Green Apples recently aired a health segment on a common condition called Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, or GERD. In this program, GERD was successfully treated with an innovative therapy called Stretta. Stretta uses a type of energy called radiofrequency, or RF, to remodel the valve at the top of the stomach and restore the ability to keep food contained within the stomach. Stretta is a...

March 1st 2013 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Kick-off Event in Times Square NEW YORK, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Intended for U.S. Media Only -- Fight Colorectal Cancer, the United States' leading colorectal cancer advocacy organization, today launched One Million Strong, a national awareness campaign designed to unify survivors and those touched by colorectal cancer (CRC), the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the country. Bayer supports Fight Colorectal...

50andFearless.org website focuses on importance of colonoscopy screening beginning at age 50 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Are you 50 and Fearless? Fear is one of the top reasons why 50-year-olds avoid colonoscopy screening for colon cancer. Whether it's fear of the prep, the procedure or potential results, colonoscopy could be a lifesaver when detecting colon cancer, the second leading cancer killer in the U.S. (Logo:...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative research is being conducted at the Chevy Chase Clinical Research facility in Chevy Chase, Maryland on a device that would make a colonoscopy safer. Dr. Louis Korman of Capital Digestive Care and Artann Laboratories received support and more than three million dollars in research grant money from the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to develop a device that...

In honor of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Nurse Oncology Education Program (NOEP) offers no-cost education entitled Every Nurse Makes a Difference: Preventing Colorectal Cancer at http://www.noep.org. Nurses, no matter the field of practice, can impact colorectal cancer through education, support, and advocacy. Austin, Texas (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 Colorectal cancer is the third most prevalent cancer, and an estimated 142,820 cases are expected to occur this year in...

Lynch Syndrome is a heritable genetic mutation that causes colorectal, endometrial and other cancers. A cooperative study that included the University of Colorado Cancer Center, published in this month’s issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, revises the risk of colorectal cancer down but other cancers up for women with Lynch Syndrome who have had endometrial cancer. “This new information helps patient care in two important ways. First, it helps us counsel women with...

CCCF Starts Initiative for Grassroots Fundraising Efforts RYE, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation (CCCF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing colorectal cancer incidence and death throughout the United States, today announced a new fundraising and awareness initiative called Take the Challenge. The grassroots program is designed to motivate Americans to promote and encourage life-saving colorectal cancer prevention procedures in their...

A protein involved in the internal cell scaffold is associated with increased risk of metastasis and mortality in a range of common cancers finds a meta-analysis published in Biomed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. The protein, fascin-1, is involved in bundling together the actin filaments which form the internal scaffolding of a cell and are involved in cell movement. Though it is absent, or only present at a low level in normal epithelial cells, several small studies have...

Current national guidelines provide benchmarks regarding the number of polyps physicians should detect, on average, during a colonoscopy. Recent studies at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida suggest these benchmarks may be too low. Their study, in the online issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, found that use of high-definition imaging tools in 2,400 individuals undergoing a screening colonoscopy at the clinic led to an adenoma detection rate (ADR) of 25 percent in women and 41 percent in...

A new study from researchers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania reports that endoluminal (endoscopic) therapies, combining resection and ablation techniques, for patients with Barrett's esophagus and high-grade dysplasia or early mucosal cancer have a high success rate, with durable results and a low risk of complications. The researchers noted that endoscopic surveillance after successful eradication is required. The study appears in the February issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal...